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Date Published
Author
Gabriel-James Safar
Word count
748
Language
English
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None

Summary

Datadog's new automated browser tests enable developers to automate user experience monitoring and ensure that users can complete actions like signing up for a new account or adding items to a cart. The tests are simple to implement, requiring only basic knowledge of the application and no coding skills. With machine learning, the tests automatically detect changes to the application and update accordingly. This allows teams to monitor user experience alongside metrics, distributed traces, and logs from their applications and infrastructure. The browser tests also provide end-to-end visibility for troubleshooting, showing screenshots of what users are seeing when a test fails. Additionally, the self-maintaining nature of these tests reduces false alarms caused by flaky tests, allowing teams to focus on building new features instead of fixing broken tests.