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When "select all" checkboxes don't actually select anything — verifying after `check()`, not just trusting it

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38TS ScoreImpact + Innovation, combined
IMPACT35
INNOVATION40

Our take: Useful Playwright bug discovery; niche testing concern, incremental troubleshooting.

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Playwright's check() method can succeed without firing the JavaScript handler that propagates the state change to dependent checkboxes, causing form submission to fail silently.

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ProgrammingOpen SourceTechnologyPublished Aug 4, 12:53 AM
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