Better Software East 2016 - Mobile & IoT
Monday, November 14
IoT Testing Workshop
No longer a futuristic concept, the Internet of Things (IoT) has a strong foothold in our world. If your business is not prepared for it now, it’s already behind. With the proliferation of connected devices, appliances, cars, and even clothes, the stage is set. IoT apps are here to stay. Jennifer Bonine says our testing, product management, and development teams need to be addressing how to develop and test in this new world of IoT. Testers accustomed to traditional platforms are now asked to test on newer devices and more advanced platforms, some never tested on...
Tuesday, November 15
How to Improve the Mobile User Experience (UX)
Many enterprises are migrating to mobile while new organizations are adopting a mobile-first or mobile-only strategy. Because of the special characteristics of mobile and its user base, usability and the user experience (UX) are of increased importance, especially with SaaS-based business models where users can pay by the month and switch applications in a heartbeat. This is intensified with mobile users who can download another app and try it for free. So you've got about thirty seconds for your users to understand how to use your app and get value. How do you do...
Wednesday, November 16
In Their Shoes: Understanding Your Mobile Users’ Point of View
A team’s ability to manage change and match shifting business goals is a major component of successful mobile agile development. To help an organization rise above its competition, especially in today’s digital economy, teams must get apps to market fast—and also delight users. User experiences—and the feedback provided to the world via social media and the app store—pave the way toward a brand’s success or failure. So it’s critical that organizations understand the all-important mobile user point-of-view (POV). Steve Moses describes how to leverage the right mix...
Tools and Techniques for Testing Mobile Apps
With hundreds of mobiles, tablets, and wearables running different versions of iOS and Android, automated continuous testing is the only sane way to address mobile testing. Tom Chavez reviews automated testing tools for mobile apps, including tools that require writing tests in a programming language and tools that record and playback mobile app actions for replay requiring no programming at all. See tools that show your real user data including location, OS, connection type, device battery level, and data I/O. Tom shares how these affect application performance...
Testing Transformation in the IoT Era
In the next few years, when more than 20 billion devices will be connected to the Internet, many of us will be IoT testers—in one way or another. Jennifer Bonine explores new areas you will need to address in your testing, new testing skills for the IoT era, and how to innovate your technology strategies and processes to account for new vulnerabilities. Jennifer addresses current IoT trends that are taking shape and what you need to do to enhance your testing skills—and even your career. She explores the real “game changers”—data security, “things” test labs, open...
Avoid Critical Mobile UX Mistakes
With SaaS-based business models, where users pay by the month and can switch applications in a heartbeat, great user experience (UX) becomes paramount. Mobile intensifies this as users can quickly and easily try another app. You’ve got about thirty seconds for your users to understand how to use your app and get value from it. So, how do you do that? Not with a beautiful UX or “wow factor” but with a UX that works for and speaks to the user, understanding what they want when they want it. Phil Lew outlines key principles for the design and evaluation of usability...
Thursday, November 17
Agile at the Intersection of Mobile, Cloud, and the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) will be a $1.7 trillion market by 2020. Don MacIntyre explores how agile is being used well beyond traditional software development in the Internet of Things. First, Don dives into how agile is being used today in a wide range of development environments. He discusses cloud-based software-as-a-service, large complex mission critical systems, and both mobile software and hardware. Next, he reviews the IoT, describes how it is disrupting many traditional markets, and shares how traditional device manufacturers are applying agile. Don...
Build Fail-Proof Tests in Any Browser with Selenium
What happens when you have thousands of tests that run beautifully in Chrome but many of them fail in Internet Explorer? Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common for testers and remains a major sore point for teams tasked with getting software to work in any browser. Kevin Berg highlights how access to cloud-based Selenium Grids makes it easier than ever to run functional test suites in every imaginable operating system and browser combination. The result is less time and hassle adapting testing suites to each individual browser. Join Kevin as he shares...