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if your e2e test has a sleep(5000) in it thats not a test…

Siobhan O'Rourke@siobhan_tests

October 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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if your e2e test has a sleep(5000) in it thats not a test, thats a prayer with a timeout

#testing#flaky-tests

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Siobhan O'Rourke

QA automation lead at an insurance company in Dublin. Playwright, flaky test therapy, and asking "but what happens if the user clicks it twice". Sea swimmer.

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Kevin Tran@kevtran_dev
deleting mine before anyone sees it lol
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Tunde Adebayo@tunde_ade
the prayer works sometimes tho. like 4 out of 5 times. amen
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Siobhan O'Rourke@siobhan_tests
and the 5th time is in the demo for the CTO. every time
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