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AI Coding Assistant: More Observations from a Practitioner

In February, I wrote about my early experience using an AI assistant for Test-Driven Development, TDD. This is a follow-up. It may become a series, we'll see. A lot has happened in the six weeks since that post, and I have more to say.

Boring tech is good tech

New frameworks appear every week. New languages get hyped every month. Right now, in early 2026, everything has to involve AI in some way or another. It is tempting to chase the latest trend. But I have found that the most reliable way to deliver value is to use technology that has been around long enough to be considered boring.

Testing a web application with Playwright

Testing web applications can be painful. Browsers are slow, tests are flaky, and setting up the right driver version is a chore. Playwright is a browser automation library from Microsoft that takes away some of that pain. It manages browser downloads for you, waits for elements automatically, and comes with built-in assertions that make your tests more reliable.

In this post, we will build a small web application that lists products and then write two tests for it using Playwright for Java. You will need basic Java knowledge to follow along. All the code you need is included.