Great read! The tip about using PWDEBUG=console to expose the global playwright object in Browser DevTools is so underrated. Being able to evaluate selectors like playwright.$(selector) directly in the console saves a lot of trial and error when dealing with shadow DOM or dynamic locators.
When managing larger E2E suites synced with platforms like Testomat.io, having a solid debugging loop locally keeps build times fast and flaky tests to a minimum.
If readers want to explore more tips on actionability checks and debugging setup, check out this guide on playwright inspector. testomat.io/blog/debugging-tracing-playwright-fea…