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🔥 50-Day QA Automation Learning Plan (TS + Playwright)

Day Topic Focus

🔹 Phase 1: Foundations (Days 1–10)

| 1 | Introduction to Test Automation & Testing Pyramid | What, why, and how of automation |
| 2 | Intro to JavaScript & TypeScript | Setup, syntax overview |
| 3 | Variables, Data Types, Constants | Hands-on coding |
| 4 | Functions, Loops, Conditionals | Practice basic logic |
| 5 | Classes & Constructors in TS | OOP basics |
| 6 | Setup Playwright Project | Install, basic structure |
| 7 | First Test with Playwright | Run test, understand selectors |
| 8 | Debugging in Playwright | Logs, retries, timeout handling |
| 9 | Folder Structure & Best Practices | Test organization |
| 10 | Recap & Mini Project | Small Playwright test project |

🔹 Phase 2: Unit & API Testing (Days 11–25)

| 11 | What is Unit Testing? | Concept + console app example |
| 12 | Annotations & Test Hooks | beforeAll, afterEach, etc. |
| 13 | Parametrized Tests & Tags | Organizing with tags |
| 14 | Intro to API Testing | Methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE |
| 15 | Writing Your First API Test | Playwright API context |
| 16 | Authentication in API Testing | Token & session usage |
| 17 | API Test Coverage | Status code, headers, response |
| 18 | Create an API Client (DTO Pattern) | Abstraction for reuse |
| 19 | Mock API / Stubs | Test with simulated responses |
| 20 | Mid-check: Write real API test | With login/auth + assertions |
| 21 | Advanced API: File upload, query params | Real use cases |
| 22 | Error Handling & Negative Tests | 400, 404, etc. |
| 23 | Soft Assertions with Playwright | Continue even after failure |
| 24 | Refactor with Factory Methods | Reusable test data |
| 25 | Recap & Share API Case Study | Post code + LinkedIn reflection |

🔹 Phase 3: UI Testing with Playwright (Days 26–40)

| 26 | Locator Strategies | CSS, text, role, XPath |
| 27 | Page Object Model (POM) | Code structure |
| 28 | Singleton Pattern for POM | One browser context |
| 29 | Writing UI Test: Login Page | Hands-on project |
| 30 | Form Validation Test | Edge cases |
| 31 | Screenshot & Video Recordings | Visual test reports |
| 32 | Test Coverage: "To-Do App" | CRUD scenario |
| 33 | Combine API + UI | E2E scenario |
| 34 | Component Testing | Isolate frontend parts |
| 35 | Server Stubs for UI | Simulate backend |
| 36 | UI Test Reporting: Allure | Trace viewer setup |
| 37 | Test Retry, Parallelism | Playwright config |
| 38 | Flaky Test Handling | Timeouts, waiting properly |
| 39 | Mini UI Project | Todo app full test coverage |
| 40 | Share UI Walkthrough | Post LinkedIn demo of test run |

🔹 Phase 4: Career Readiness & Final Project (Days 41–50)

| 41 | Writing QA CV (Resume) | Role-focused formatting |
| 42 | Optimizing LinkedIn Profile | Keywords, headline, skills |
| 43 | Mock Interview: Tech + Soft | Practice Q&A |
| 44 | Cover Letter Writing | Tailored to test roles |
| 45 | Final Project Briefing | Small real-world web + API test |
| 46 | Write Tests for Final Project | Using DTO, POM, mocks |
| 47 | Polish Codebase + Readme | Docs, scripts, structure |
| 48 | Post Project on GitHub + LinkedIn | Share repo, test video |
| 49 | Ask for Code Review | Get feedback (real or mock) |
| 50 | Reflect on 50 Days | LinkedIn post: Wins, lessons, next goals |


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