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Getting team buy-in for automated mobile testing

johanna johanssonQA & TestingJuly 23, 2019

Getting team buy-in is notoriously difficult. Even when change is absolutely necessary, it’s tough to get people to care enough to support it. Why? Because of habits. Because of comfort. Because of complacency. But managers can’t blame their team for …

Introducing Playground: Your analytics inspector for iOS

Amine BellakridQA & TestingJune 25, 2019

Today we’re excited to share something we’ve been working on for a while. Some of you may have followed us on Product Hunt, some of you may have seen the sneak peek we posted last week, and some of you …

Playground = Playground - The analytics inspector for iOS

Sneak peek: Gearing up for the launch of Playground

Amine BellakridQA & TestingJune 17, 2019

We’re getting ready to launch a brand new product on Product Hunt very soon, so naturally the team is working tirelessly toward making that day a success. But before we talk more about Playground, let’s hit rewind and talk about …

Mobile app user expectations: You have two seconds (or less) to impress

johanna johanssonMobile Design, QA & TestingApril 27, 2019

In 2007, Apple changed the game with the release of its first iPhone. Soon, installing applications on our mobile devices became the norm. Fast forward 10 years and the mobile app industry is thriving. In 2017, there were 178 billion …

What the heck is black box testing?

Shannon ByrneMobile Engineering, QA & TestingApril 4, 2019

Black box testing is kind of a fancy way of saying “have someone use your app and see if it works right.” It’s a method of testing the requirements and functionality of software without the knowledge of its internal structure. …

Why and how we built a Slack bot for code deploys

Vincent JaouenInside Waldo, QA & TestingMarch 20, 2019

I’d like to introduce you to waldo’s newest buddy, Walbot. Walbot lives in the great unknown between Slack, AWS, and Github. There, he performs great magic that provides our team with an extra layer of security and more seamless collaboration. …

What is visual testing for your mobile app?

Shannon ByrneMobile Engineering, QA & TestingFebruary 19, 2019

We walk through the difference between visual testing and functional testing for your mobile app and why you need both for an optimal UI for your customers.

New: Get your mobile app test results sent straight to Slack!

Amine BellakridInside Waldo, QA & Testing, UncategorizedFebruary 6, 2019

We’re excited to share you can now have your mobile test results sent straight to Slack every time you push a new version of your app. That way, your entire team (or just key stakeholders – that’s up to you!) …

QA @ Square: Mobile QA processes that scale (Part 2)

Shannon ByrneMobile Design, Mobile Engineering, QA & TestingJanuary 23, 2019

This is part two of a two-part interview. Read part one on developing mobile QA processes for customer reliability. Last week, we shared part one in our interview with Square. We discussed how they create mobile QA processes that ensure …

QA @ Square: Developing mobile QA processes for customer reliability (Part 1)

Shannon ByrneMobile Design, Mobile Engineering, QA & TestingJanuary 15, 2019

This is part one of a two-part interview. Read part two here. Mobile QA can be a complex topic, as each product team is testing for something different. That said, learning standards and processes from other app and product creators …

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