Welcome to the 64th issue!
Dave Verwer and his team have just published the results of the great iOS Dev Survey. But what interests me the most is the part about Testing and CI/CD on iOS.
First of all, this survey is mostly taken by iOS developers rather than testers, so keep that in mind when analysing the results.
Given that, I was surprised to find out that manual testing is valued as much or even more than automated testing. And only 0.9% of responders think it can be replaced by automated testing.
Having tested mobile apps for a few years myself, I agree with that. Automation can help immensely though it won't replace the human factor in exploratory testing or evaluating how the app feels like. But it's interesting to see such decisive statements from developers, too.
There are some other great insights in this survey, so I'd recommend checking it out if you're interested in testing on iOS.
Happy testing!
Welcome to the 28th issue of Software Testing Weekly!
First of all, big thanks to those who filled in the survey from two weeks ago. You gave me a lot of insights and I'll be working on applying them over the next few weeks — stay tuned! If you still would like to give me feedback on how I'm doing with Software Testing Weekly, you can do so here. 😊
Now, big news! A big acquisition in the industry has happened. BrowserStack — the mobile app and cross-browser testing company — has acquired Percy — the all-in-one platform for visual testing. It looks like the transition went very smoothly as you can already use the new product within BrowserStack. It even has it's own dedicated page already.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the news! 🙌
Welcome to the 223rd issue!
Do you know the 5th Modern Testing Principle?
"5. Customer is the only one capable to judge and evaluate the quality of our product."
This is the lesson that Sonos — the maker of premium connected audio equipment — is learning the hard way.
Let me tell you the story.
A month ago, they released a completely redesigned mobile app.
An app that's been the heart of their system, orchestrating hardware connection and music playback.
And they messed up. Big time!
How? This article summarises it best.
In short, it had critical issues, missed core functionality and made it unusable to visually impaired people.
So, understandably, their customers got very angry.
Just look at this Reddit megathread and posts on X.
Now, a month has passed and Sonos has addressed some of the issues. They even shared a public roadmap.
And I'm sure they'll get it right, eventually.
But it's the trust, reputation and perception of quality that will be much harder to regain.
So with that lesson in mind...
Happy testing! 🙂
