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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Test Automation
W15

iOS Test Automation: The Trifecta

In this agile world, as the expectations for rapid mobile application development and delivery get shorter every day, the users’ patience with a buggy app has become almost nonexistent. Elizabeth Taylor shares how to reduce iOS application testing time and gain confidence in your code: use Xcode Instruments with JavaScript to automate your functional tests; verify potentially missed UI elements with manual testing including copy, labels, and images; and learn how to stress test your app. Scripting test functions so they can be run on iPad and iPhone devices also will be discussed as will using Accessibility Labels for Automation to “see” custom controls. With Elizabeth’s Trifecta approach, you will structure your test suites and libraries so they are easy to run, debug, and understand test results. Code snippets, useful JavaScript functions, and a live demo illustrate the Trifecta process in action.

Elizabeth Taylor, Digimarc

Elizabeth Taylor, who started breaking software products in 1993, was described by one of her managers at Equifax as one who “delights in finding bugs.” Elizabeth has worked for both large companies (Intel and Equifax) and smaller startups (Motiva Software). Currently a staff QA engineer at Digimarc, Elizabeth has been the lead tester on Digimarc Discover since 2009. In 2012, she began automating Digimarc Discover testing, developing an automated test strategy that has saved time and improved product quality.

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