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 250th issue!
Today, I want to share with you a great discussion on iOS Testing Strategies.
What makes it special? It only includes responses from developers of companies such as Airbnb, Spotify, Uber, and others.
Some interesting trends:
And there's much more. Even though it's from 2021, I still think it's relevant.
Happy testing! 🙂
PS. I also recommend checking out the collection of resources on How They Test on Mobile by Alexey Alter-Pesotskiy.
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! 🙂
