Tag: Mobile App Development

  When you are providing a live service to active users, it is dangerous to update production without a safe process.  Having a well laid out and process that is closely followed will help ensure your users are not disturbed by any updates you make.   Here is the process we use for websites and… Continue reading Better QA: Server and App Promotion Process

Effects of the Linear QA Process Everybody’s been there. You’re working on an important project with a stringent deadline. You’ve hit a few snags along the way, but it looks like you’ll deliver on time. Just one week left to devote to finding and fixing bugs.   But then things start going badly. All mistakes,… Continue reading Better QA: Linear vs. Integrated QA

  With the proliferation of many different types of mobile devices – from various smartphones to tablets, to phablets – one significant challenge faced by developers is ensuring that their applications function correctly across all of them. To achieve this goal, app developers and their QA teams need to account for the many shapes, sizes,… Continue reading Better QA: Testing on Android – Accounting for Device Differences

What is Automated Testing? As teams seek to deliver better products and increase internal efficiencies, automated testing is often an option that is tabled. As the name suggests, automated testing is the process of using a program to test websites, applications, and even other programs.   Automated testing is useful to QA teams because it… Continue reading Better QA: Using Automated Testing For Mobile

What is a Build Machine? Every build that quality assurance tests should be built from the same computer.  When your product is ultimately ready for distribution, the build machine is the machine that will be used to build the release version of the app. In this post, I will be referring to a build machine… Continue reading Better QA: The Benefits of Using A Build Machine

  Regardless of project planning and preparation, bugs find their way into the code. This is an inevitability, and it’s why QA exists in the first place.   Fixing these bugs can be a very difficult process for a number of reasons, including the volume of the issues, their complexity, and more. But the pain… Continue reading Better QA: Why Issue Report Quality is Important