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chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
That mapping is going to happen though regardless if it is a headless or real-user interaction. I don't think these tools are going to help with mapping unless you know what kind of interaction you want to simulate, and be able to map the entire interaction. I think tracing and logging tools would be a lot more useful and appropriate for those types of scenarios. I do think they can help with e2e testing, just not inline with the frameworks you mentioned.
chromedev··on Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?
Their recommended notifications on Android are so spammy that they should be banned from the Play Store unless they change the defaults.
chromedev··on Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?
Fortunately Apple can't prevent PWAs from telling users that Apple is the reason they can't have good things. I'm disappointed however in Apple also blocking PWA's from the App Store.
chromedev··on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
Until we start mining other planets, pretty much all space missions are going to have a huge costs on precious resources either directly or indirectly. We are basically hitting the point of no return if we haven't already passed it when it comes to destroying the natural balance on our own planet, and when things get bad here on Earth, leaving to civilize space or another planet will be reserved for affluent. Right now we are basically just helping them accomplish that goal for them to one day say... "So long suckers!"
chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
I think a combination of social media manipulation and paid trolls basically describe the current political environment from my experience.
chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
I get that but when you brought up TypeScript and React, these tools are pretty indifferent to the underlying frameworks and are primarily used to simulate web browser interactions. I suppose you could integrate them into your e2e testing automatically, but every site is different so it would likely be difficult to do anything useful.
chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
Absolutely, there are already cheap third-party captcha solvers that basically outsource the captchas to real people. I could also see companies using this to inflate their user count.
chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
https://pptr.dev/#?product=Puppeteer&version=v5.2.1&show=api...

You can also look for a specific element.

chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
This is about headless scripting for the browser, but your comment appears to be a shameless self-promotion for something unrelated.
chromedev··on Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright knowledge base
I've used and love Puppeteer, but it also makes me realize with enough money and the right skills, these tools are exactly what would be used to mass manipulate social media. You could literally create thousands or millions of accounts and add enough entropy to make it undetectable.

I've created a couple scripts to delete accounts, and even signing in can include randomization between scrolls and clicks to make each change entirely unique and to mimic real user interactions. Sort of scary to think about what is possible with this, especially given a large pool of residential IP addresses.

chromedev··on I had Covid-19, and these are the things nobody tells you
What does this have to do with tech?
chromedev··on Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q2 2020
No I don't. I'm genuinely curious how they might be saving money.
chromedev··on Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q2 2020
What is Wasabi doing different where they're able to outprice B2, and get better throughput?
chromedev··on Mailto: ?attach=~/ parameter allows including arbitrary files on disk
I can't imagine any scenario of a widely used email app opening a hyperlink that automatically composes and attaches local files being acceptable, even if they have to click send.
chromedev··on Mailto: ?attach=~/ parameter allows including arbitrary files on disk
Combination of not caring and little to no ramifications if there is a major breach. Heck, sometimes they may be intentional but it is easy to play dumb if you get caught.
chromedev··on Mailto: ?attach=~/ parameter allows including arbitrary files on disk
I guess, but if developers and team can't comprehend the security concerns and ramifications of a change then it should wait until someone does.
chromedev··on F.lux is no longer available here (2015)
Why would Apple block something just because they finally added it as a native feature. Shouldn't users be allowed choice? Imagine Windows blocking third party task managers or Android blocking third-party calculators.
chromedev··on F.lux is no longer available here (2015)
I expect Apple to start blocking more software that they build native features for and no longer want their users to use the third-party app. Apple users genuinely don't seem concerned enough to advocate for being able to install apps outside the app store. They remind me of the victim in an abusive relationship that knows something is wrong, but then turn around and defend their abuser.
chromedev··on Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US antitrust investigation
I use Linux fine and it is a requirement that I be able to run Linux before accepting a job. When it comes to Android though, they already allow external apps through a security permission that I use for F-Droid and sometimes other apps outside of F-Droid, like Kodi on my Fire TV.
chromedev··on Mailto: ?attach=~/ parameter allows including arbitrary files on disk
How can someone build such a feature and not consider the most basic security concerns?
chromedev··on Show HN: Dropbase 2.0 – Turn offline files into live databases
Why not build a filesystem API without the need for importing first, so you can do queries on the file system?
chromedev··on Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US antitrust investigation
Apple fans seem okay with this and also not being able to install apps outside the app store.
chromedev··on What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
You can't even go outside?
chromedev··on Mozilla’s Uncertain Future
Those are easily removed and can also be disabled using their policy engine.
chromedev··on Mozilla’s Uncertain Future
qutebrowser
chromedev··on Mozilla’s Uncertain Future
No, it was due to him donating to Prop 8
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