#ci

#ci

And since we already rely on Playwright for visual regression testing and our end-to-end suite, adding accessibility checks right on top of that felt like the obvious next step. No new tools to learn, just extending a setup we know well with Axe's engine running inside the same Playwright workflows. Configuration First, we created a helper to get a pre-configured Axe instance. Our configuration focuses on WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA criteria.

Three pipelines spun up, three sets of plugins re-resolved half the internet, and one test failed because Repo C still referenced Repo B's previous artifact. I fixed it, pushed again, and watched the other two pipelines restart for moral support. By 9:30am I had three tabs of "Create Merge Request" open, three pom.xmls fighting me, and one cold coffee. We were living in a tiny-repo cul-de-sac - each house had its own rules, its own toolchain, and its own definition of " latest Jackson.&quot.

Python 3.14 is here. If you haven't done so, it's time to update your projects to test against 3.14. The following procedure is what I'm following for a handful of projects. Your process of course may be different if you use different tools. Honestly, I'm partly writing this down so I don't have to remember it all in a year when 3.15 rolls around.