The 45-day plans
45 days to job-ready
45 days to job-ready
test automation
Two complete tracks — pick your language. Each is 45 minutes a day for 45 days (≈30 min lessons + 15 min hands-on), with a live Q&A every 3rd day and 1 month of Claude Pro free.
45 days
45 min / day
15 live Q&A
9 phases
22h+ lessons
TypeScript + AI
🎁
Enrolment bonus — 1 month of Claude Pro, free
Every enrolled student gets 1 month of Claude Pro at no cost. Use it with Playwright MCP and the Test Agents (Days 41 & 44) to plan, generate and self-heal tests as you learn.
01
DAYS 1–2
Kickoff & Setup
Get the big picture and a fully working dev environment.
Day 1
Welcome & the Playwright big pictureCourse intro & format, quick automation demo, Playwright overview & architecture, why it beats legacy tools.
45m
Day 2
Set up your machineNode.js & VS Code (Windows/macOS), first Node "Hello World", Playwright extensions, folder & naming conventions.
45m
02
DAYS 3–14
JavaScript / TypeScript Essentials
The language foundation every automation framework is built on.
Day 3
Readiness check + variablesJS/TS readiness self-check, comments, variable definition, syntax & rules.
45m
Live Q&A 1Setup & JavaScript basics — clear blockers, review your environment.
Day 4
Variables & scopevar / let / const, variable scoping, best practices.
45m
Day 5
Data types IIntro, literals, the typeof operator.
45m
Day 6
Data types IIDifferent forms, truthy / falsy / nullish, type conversion.
45m
Live Q&A 2Variables & data types — mini coding challenge.
Day 7
Operators IAssignment, arithmetic and comparison operators.
45m
Day 8
Operators IILogical AND / OR / NOT, default values, ternary operator.
45m
Day 9
Conditionals & switchif / else (6 real use-cases), nested conditions, switch.
45m
Live Q&A 3Operators & conditionals — logic practice.
Day 10
Loopsfor, for-with-array, break, forEach, while, for-in / for-of.
45m
Day 11
Strings IString forms, formatting, comparing, slice().
45m
Day 12
Strings IIreplace / replaceAll, split, indexOf, escaping.
45m
Live Q&A 4Loops & strings — string-manipulation exercises.
Day 13
Functions INamed & anonymous functions, parameters.
45m
Day 14
Functions IIRest params, return, self-invoking, arrow functions + JS exercises.
45m
03
DAYS 15–18
Playwright Foundations
Install Playwright, wire up Git, and learn the core test objects.
Day 15
Install Playwright & first testInstall, run the generated test, project setup, package.json scripts.
45m
Live Q&A 5Functions & your first Playwright run.
Day 16
Git & GitHub workflowGit install & basics, GitHub repo, local setup, commit & push.
45m
Day 17
First spec & the test runnerFirst spec file, common errors & fixes, test runner, the test() function.
45m
Day 18
Core Playwright objectsPage fixtures, the locator object, expect() assertions, the await keyword.
45m
Live Q&A 6Playwright core & the test runner.
04
DAYS 19–23
Codegen, Locators & Interactions
Record tests, master locators, and automate every kind of element.
Day 19
Codegen masteryCodegen overview & benefits, CLI usage, record a login spec, capture flows.
45m
Day 20
Locators deep diveLocator strategies, pick-locator, resilient-selector best practices.
45m
Day 21
Interacting with elements IForm filling, buttons & links, text fields.
45m
Live Q&A 7Codegen, locators & interactions — record-along clinic.
Day 22
Interacting with elements IIDropdowns, radio buttons & checkboxes.
45m
Day 23
Lists & full flowsIterate over element lists, complete a checkout flow end-to-end.
45m
05
DAYS 24–28
Debugging, Reporting & Config
Find failures fast, produce great reports, and master configuration.
Day 24
Debugging toolkitTest Explorer, UI mode, CLI debug mode, the Trace Viewer.
45m
Live Q&A 8Debugging — bring your broken tests.
Day 25
Allure reportingAllure setup, Java install, configuration, rich HTML reports.
45m
Day 26
Test config & fixturesplaywright.config deep dive, building custom fixtures.
45m
Day 27
Screenshots & videoCapture screenshots & video evidence on failures.
45m
Live Q&A 9Reporting & configuration review.
Day 28
Annotations & tagsAnnotations, tags, organise & filter your suite.
45m
06
DAYS 29–32
Reliability, Cross-Browser & Parallel
Kill flakiness and run fast across browsers and devices.
Day 29
Auto-waiting & timeoutsHow auto-waiting works, configuring timeouts, hands-on demos.
45m
Day 30
Advanced debugging & browser argsDebugging at the Playwright API level, Chrome browser args.
45m
Live Q&A 10Waits, timeouts & browser tuning.
Day 31
Hooks & global setupbeforeEach / afterEach hooks, global setup & teardown.
45m
Day 32
Cross-browser, mobile & parallelMulti-browser runs, device emulation, parallelism & sharding.
45m
07
DAYS 33–37
Data-Driven Testing & Page Objects
Parameterise everything and structure a maintainable framework.
Day 33
Data-driven testing Itsconfig, static / constant data, parameterising with forEach.
45m
Live Q&A 11Hooks, parallel runs & data basics.
Day 34
Data-driven testing IIDynamic global data, environment-specific data, sensitive data.
45m
Day 35
Data-driven testing IIIRead data from CSV, helper functions, parameterised CSV runs, logger.
45m
Day 36
Page Object Model IPOM concept, TypeScript classes, building a base page.
45m
Live Q&A 12Data-driven design & POM kickoff.
Day 37
Page Object Model IIImplement POM, build tests with page objects, run E2E.
45m
08
DAYS 38–40
API & End-to-End
Test APIs and tie UI + API into complete end-to-end journeys.
Day 38
API testing IAPI overview, GET & POST examples, request context.
45m
Day 39
API testing IIAPI + framework integration, Playwright & file helpers.
45m
Live Q&A 13Page objects & API testing.
Day 40
End-to-end integrationFull E2E combining page objects, web UI and API together.
45m
09
DAYS 41–45
AI, CI/CD & Graduation
The modern edge — AI agents, pipelines, and your launch into the field.
Day 41
AI: Copilot & Playwright MCPGitHub Copilot setup & modes, Playwright MCP server in action.
45m
Day 42
CI/CD with GitHub ActionsYAML basics, GitHub Actions pipeline, Allure reports in CI.
45m
Live Q&A 14End-to-end, AI & continuous integration.
Day 43
CI/CD with JenkinsJenkins install, set up a pipeline, build & run it.
45m
Day 44
Playwright Test Agents (AI)Planner, generator & healer agents — install & see them in action.
45m
Day 45
Pro practices & graduation 🎓Safely upgrading Playwright, forking repos for fast setup, final quiz, your next steps.
45m
Live Q&A 15Graduation — careers, portfolio review & what's next.
Grouped from the full 28-section, 189-lecture Playwright curriculum (22h 17m of lessons). Order may flex slightly per batch.
45 days
45 min / day
15 live Q&A
9 phases
16h+ lessons
Java + AI
🎁
Enrolment bonus — 1 month of Claude Pro, free
Every enrolled student gets 1 month of Claude Pro at no cost. Use it with Cursor, MCP and the AI toolkit (Days 42–44) to generate, review and refine your Selenium tests.
01
DAYS 1–3
Orientation & Setup
The big picture, then a complete Java + Selenium toolchain.
Day 1
Welcome & the Selenium + Java big pictureCourse overview, downloadable materials, how to learn effectively, the Selenium WebDriver ecosystem, Java's role in Selenium.
45m
Day 2
Install Java & MavenInstall Java (Windows/macOS), why Maven matters, install Maven (Windows/macOS).
45m
Day 3
IDE setupJava IDE options, set up IntelliJ IDEA, environment ready to code.
45m
Live Q&A 1Setup & toolchain — get everyone running.
02
DAYS 4–9
Java for Testers
Just enough Java — done properly — to write real tests.
Day 4
Java I — first programYour first Java program, classes & methods.
45m
Day 5
Java II — classes & methodsClasses & methods homework, variables & data types.
45m
Day 6
Java III — variables & parametersVariables & data types deep-dive, method parameters (+ variables homework).
45m
Live Q&A 2Java basics — variables & methods.
Day 7
Java IV — returns & a calculatorMethod return values, build a simple calculator.
45m
Day 8
Java V — JUnit basicsIntro to JUnit & unit testing, write & run your first JUnit test.
45m
Day 9
Java VI — consolidationReview, homework solutions & hands-on practice.
45m
Live Q&A 3Java & JUnit — code review.
03
DAYS 10–13
Selenium Foundations
Drive a browser, and learn how the page is structured.
Day 10
Meet WebDriverDive into Selenium WebDriver, create a Maven project.
45m
Day 11
First browser automationGetting started with Selenium, running on Firefox.
45m
Day 12
HTML & the DOMHTML for automation, understanding the Document Object Model.
45m
Live Q&A 4WebDriver & HTML/DOM.
Day 13
Inspecting elementsElement location in Selenium, dev-tools inspection exercises.
45m
04
DAYS 14–18
Locators & WebElements
The make-or-break skill: finding elements reliably.
Day 14
Locators IComprehensive look at locators, the WebElement interface.
45m
Day 15
Locators IISimple locators in practice, efficient element-selection tools.
45m
Live Q&A 5Locator basics — find-it practice.
Day 16
Locators IIIComplex locators: XPath & CSS selectors.
45m
Day 17
Locators IVTroubleshooting & refining locators, best-practice strategies.
45m
Day 18
Locators VHomework: build locators (+ review), WebElement commands in action.
45m
Live Q&A 6XPath, CSS & WebElement commands.
05
DAYS 19–24
Tests with TestNG
Write real, structured tests and practical login scenarios.
Day 19
First tests IThe app under test, a new Maven project, your first test class & method.
45m
Day 20
First tests IIImplement steps (start the browser), intro to the TestNG framework.
45m
Day 21
First tests IIIVerifications & assertions, run tests with TestNG, debugging.
45m
Live Q&A 7First TestNG tests.
Day 22
Practical writing INegative login testing, set up the test class.
45m
Day 23
Practical writing IITest for an incorrect username (homework + implementation).
45m
Day 24
Practical writing IIITest for an incorrect password, avoiding false positives.
45m
Live Q&A 8Practical test writing.
06
DAYS 25–28
Cross-Browser & TestNG Suites
Run everywhere, and organise tests into suites.
Day 25
Cross-browser ICross-browser concepts, Firefox via Selenium Manager.
45m
Day 26
Cross-browser IIManually configure Edge (Windows) & Safari (Mac).
45m
Day 27
TestNG suites ISuites theory, build & run a full regression suite.
45m
Live Q&A 9Cross-browser & suites.
Day 28
TestNG suites IICreate & run a smoke-test suite (homework).
45m
07
DAYS 29–33
TestNG Mastery & Debugging
Get advanced with TestNG, then debug like a pro.
Day 29
TestNG power IDeep dive & docs, reading reports, consolidating login tests.
45m
Day 30
TestNG power IIGroups, suites & selective execution, TestNG parameters.
45m
Live Q&A 10TestNG groups & parameters.
Day 31
TestNG power IIIBefore/after annotations, dynamic browser selection & flexibility.
45m
Day 32
Debugging IDebugging essentials, navigating IDE debug features.
45m
Day 33
Debugging IILogs for debugging, hands-on debugging in IntelliJ IDEA.
45m
Live Q&A 11TestNG flexibility & debugging.
08
DAYS 34–41
Waits, Exceptions & Page Object Model
Beat flaky tests, then build a clean, maintainable framework.
Day 34
Waits & exceptions IWebDriver exceptions overview, NoSuchElementException (reproduce & debug).
45m
Day 35
Waits & exceptions IIWaits theory, resolve NoSuchElement with implicit & explicit waits.
45m
Day 36
Waits & exceptions IIITimeoutException, ElementNotInteractableException.
45m
Live Q&A 12Waits & exceptions — part 1.
Day 37
Waits & exceptions IVInvalidElementState & StaleElementReference exceptions.
45m
Day 38
POM IPOM fundamentals, build a login page object, successful-login page.
45m
Day 39
POM IIBase page class, inheritance, SuccessfulLoginPage.
45m
Live Q&A 13Exceptions & POM kickoff.
Day 40
POM IIIConvert positive tests to POM, refactor negative tests.
45m
Day 41
POM IVHomework: POM for the exceptions page (solutions), POM best practices.
45m
09
DAYS 42–45
AI-Powered Selenium, Career & Graduation
Add the AI edge, then launch your automation career.
Day 42
AI-Powered Selenium IThe AI toolkit, set up Cursor, context files (teach AI your project).
45m
Live Q&A 14POM & AI setup.
Day 43
AI-Powered Selenium IIMCP (AI eyes on the browser), rules (code standards), skills (repeatable AI workflows).
45m
Day 44
AI-Powered Selenium IIIBuild tests for a new page with AI, review & refine your stack (knowledge check).
45m
Day 45
Career & graduation 🎓Portfolio, resume, job listings, interview prep, networking, final wrap-up.
45m
Live Q&A 15Graduation — careers, portfolio review & what's next.
Grouped from the full 16-section, 138-lecture Selenium curriculum (16h 35m of lessons). Order may flex slightly per batch.
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