Which strategy helps mitigate the challenge of brittle UI locators in test automation?

Using hard-coded sleeps to wait for elements.

Using stable attributes like IDs or data-testid attributes for locators.

Running tests only on one browser to avoid compatibility issues.

Increasing the number of test cases to cover more scenarios.

Why is API versioning a challenge in test automation?

API tests are always slower than UI tests.

API tests require a browser to execute.

Tests may need to be updated or maintained for multiple versions of the API.

API tests cannot be run in parallel.

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