Every platform whether it is web, desktop or mobile with it’s device variety and accessibility has grown dramatically over the past few years. There new programming languages, new third party apps and an expanding browser matrix which is quite a challenge when it comes to testing. But though testing is hard, it is still a very important activity with some tricks which seems will never change. What are these things you always remember when testing web apps?
- If you have a task you know you will be repeating then automate it. With the variety of automation tools you should not waste your time by manually testing the very same thing over and over again.
- Do you know how many people believe statistics are mere lies? Metrics are to be considered but don’t not over-rely on them. Focus on the process rather than gathering cloudy intel of happy or sad users. (Of course it doesn’t mean to not listen to your customers at all)
- You can’t catch every single bug in the code. At one point you just have to release what you already got if it’s quite user-friendly. There needs to be a strict line but it needs to be launched at some point or someone else might be faster with a similar app which solves the same problems as yours. Enough is enough.
- Testers are worth more investment than the tools they are using. Accept this fact and appreciate your testers a bit more.
- Always keep plugins and extensions in mind when performing tests. Try to detect as many compatibility issues upfront as possible.