# End-to-end testing · Tech watch

[Canonical source](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/end-to-end-testing>)

Verifying complete flows across an application’s interfaces and services.

## [Reticle gives coding agents a verdict on the running app](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/reticle-gives-coding-agents-a-verdict-on-the-running-app>)

Reticle helps coding agents check what they actually built rather than stopping at the code change. The repository presents a runtime-perception tool for web and desktop apps; `reticle compare` drives two builds in a browser and reports differences users can see, network calls, and console errors.

Verification happens from outside the app, with no SDK required. The comparator can pit a main build against a pull request preview and, with `--base`, classify differences as regressions, missed targets, or changes.

2026-11-08 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/reticle-gives-coding-agents-a-verdict-on-the-running-app.md>) · [Original resource](<https://github.com/reticlehq/reticle>)

## [Next.js 16.4: faster navigation without prefetching everything](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/nextjs-164-faster-navigation-without-prefetching-everything>)

To reduce loading skeletons in v0, the team combines Next.js Partial Prefetching with cache rules suited to public and personalized data. Playwright `instant()` tests check that priority content is ready at click time, and remain in the codebase as CI regression checks.

Prefetching also responds to user intent: in large grids, details load on hover, focus, or touch rather than for every visible card. That adjustment followed a 2.9× increase in prefetch requests. The overall comparison reports lower daily costs, while cautioning that the change cannot be attributed to this refactor alone.

2026-10-23 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/nextjs-164-faster-navigation-without-prefetching-everything.md>) · [Original resource](<https://nextjs.org/blog/improving-navigation-experience-in-v0-with-nextjs-16-4>)

## [Vibium: give agents browser verification tools](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/vibium-give-agents-browser-verification-tools>)

Vibium exposes navigation, forms, clicks and screenshots through CLI, MCP or client libraries. It uses WebDriver BiDi so agents can verify changes in a real interface.

2025-12-28 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/vibium-give-agents-browser-verification-tools.md>) · [Original resource](<https://github.com/VibiumDev/vibium>)

## [Midscene: describe interface tests in natural language](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/midscene-describe-interface-tests-in-natural-language>)

Midscene uses a visual agent to perform actions and verify interface results. Tests can be described in YAML or integrated into an existing framework through its APIs.

2025-02-11 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/midscene-describe-interface-tests-in-natural-language.md>) · [Original resource](<https://github.com/web-infra-dev/midscene>)
