Mobile Dev + Test 2016
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Scalable and Collaborative iOS UI Test Automation in Swift
The maturity of mobile UI automation frameworks has lagged behind web automation frameworks, but Apple’s introduction of UI automation to the XCTest framework in XCode 7 represents a major step forward. We now have the UI recorder, a tool that enables us to quickly identify elements in our... |
Jason Hagglund |
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Shift Left Mobile Application Testing
In the past decade, testing efforts have been steadily shifting left—to earlier in the development lifecycle. For web apps, testing and testing automation have been gradually shifting—into development, design, and requirements. The test pyramid recommended by Google and agile experts is... |
Satyajit Malugu |
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Test Infrastructure for Native and Hybrid iOS and Android Applications
How do you create a test infrastructure that allows automated testing of both native and hybrid apps? Ankit Desai and Binod Pant will describe the approach they took to develop a comprehensive test infrastructure. Their aim was to leverage MathWorks’ existing home-grown continuous... |
Ankit Desai and Binod Pant |
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Testing IoT Apps with the Cloud
The industry move towards wearables is all the rage and taking advantage of these new devices doesn’t have to mean learning a whole new platform. For example the Microsoft Band is a multi-function wearable device that works with your smart phone to help you track heart rate, steps, calorie... |
Mike Benkovich |
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The 4th Industrial Revolution and IoT Predictions: A Software Perspective
IoT technology is a driving force for what some are calling the 4th Industrial Revolution—or Industry 4.0—which predicts that manufacturing as we know it will morph into something almost completely new. To support this revolution, the demand for software will grow exponentially, possibly... |
Stefano Rizzo |
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The First Wave of IoT—Blood in the Water
In the past two or three years the consumer market has seen the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) go from a prediction to reality. The first wave of IoT products was largely fueled by the parallel innovation of crowdfunding, which allowed makers and early stage ideas to get off the... |
Kevin Rohling |
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The Internet of Things in Action: Anki’s OVERDRIVE Racing Game
As products like Fitbit, Skylanders, and Anki’s OVERDRIVE race car game pop up all over, developers and testers need to be prepared for the wave of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Focusing on the mobile interactions of these devices and the tools used at Anki, Jane Fraser shows you how... |
Jane Fraser |
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Uber’s Fascinating World of Inter-App Communications
After joining Uber in early 2015, Apple Chow and Bian Jiang encountered an Uber-unique challenge while investigating UI testing tools for their mobile applications. Many of their sanity tests required the rider application and driver application to communicate and coordinate actions in... |
Apple Chow and Bian Jiang |
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Usability vs. Security: Find the Right Balance in Mobile Apps
Successful mobile apps have two key features: a great user experience and the ability to protect users’ data. Balancing user experience and security—a key aspect of product design and engineering—requires a multidisciplinary approach. According to Levent Gurses, a well-balanced app is... |
Levent Gurses |
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Use the Modern Cloud to Build Mobile Apps
What’s the secret sauce to a successful mobile product strategy? You need to stand on the shoulders of giants. There was a time when starting from the ground up meant architecting a lot of code from a low level to do basic things. Mike Benkovich explores ways you can use the latest... |
Mike Benkovich |
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