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Reporting and API Testing
5.1OverviewTwo capabilities separate an automation engineer from a test executor: the ability to make test failures self-explanatory (so developers…5.2Reporting That Saves Developer TimeAnti-Pattern: A single test dashboard that shows pass/fail counts. Developers see "47 tests failed" but cannot tell which failures matter…5.3API Testing Beyond Status 200Anti-Pattern: API tests that only check expect(response.status).toBe(200). The endpoint returns 200 with completely wrong data — and the…5.4Key Takeaways- Self-diagnosing failures (screenshots, traces, network logs) save developer time and reduce "what does this failure mean?" conversations…