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Manual tester → Automation engineer.

Ten guided modules, ~35 days, one connected skill tree. Each module unlocks the next. Practise live, catch hidden bugs, and earn XP toward an Automation-Ready badge.

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  1. 1. Foundations

    Day 1-2 100 XP

    Understand the test pyramid, set up your local stack, and run your first automated check.

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  2. 2. Locators

    Day 3-5 150 XP Locked

    Find any element on a page using stable, user-facing locators.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  3. 3. Actions & Waits

    Day 6-9 200 XP Locked

    Drive the page like a real user — clicks, types, drags — with auto-waits you trust.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  4. 4. Assertions

    Day 10-11 150 XP Locked

    Write assertions that fail loudly for real defects and never flake.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  5. 5. Page Object Model

    Day 12-15 250 XP Locked

    Refactor scripts into clean POMs that scale across a real product.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  6. 6. Data-Driven & Reporting

    Day 16-18 200 XP Locked

    Parametrise your tests and ship reports a manager can read.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  7. 7. Flaky Tests & Bugs

    Day 19-21 200 XP Locked

    Diagnose flakiness, race conditions, and the difference between a bug and a bad test.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  8. 8. API Foundations

    Day 22-24 150 XP Locked

    Speak HTTP fluently — methods, status codes, JSON, auth.

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  9. 9. API Automation & Contracts

    Day 25-28 250 XP Locked

    Automate API checks and catch contract drift before it ships.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.

  10. 10. CI/CD & Framework Design

    Day 29-35 350 XP Locked

    Ship a maintainable framework that runs on every PR in under 10 minutes.

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    Complete the previous module to unlock these labs.