February 25-27, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Component Testing in 2026, the return of the browser
Component tests started in real browsers with Karma: high fidelity, but slow feedback and painful config. Jest + JSDOM made tests fast and easy, but emulation can miss rendering, layout, and browser APIs.
Playwright and Vitest Browser Mode bring back browser-first testing with headless speed, parallel runs, and traces. We’ll compare the approaches and share migration tips for legacy code.
Playwright and Vitest Browser Mode bring back browser-first testing with headless speed, parallel runs, and traces. We’ll compare the approaches and share migration tips for legacy code.
Guy Nesher
Redis
Guy Nesher is a team lead (and former lawyer) who heads the Redis Enterprise Cluster Manager team, building a mix of services using React/Fastify with a sprinkle of Go and Python.
