Posts Tagged: beta testing

The Best Apps Were Thoroughly Beta Tested

Why test apps before customers use them? Well, the answer is simple, really: you want to meet the needs of customers so they’ll both like and use your app. A well-tested app will usually result in many happy and satisfied customers. An app that doesn’t perform the way the user thinks or wants it to… Read more »

How Does Beta Breakers Acquire Such Great Software Testers?

The backbone of any good software testing company is its testers. These are the professionals who are “in the trenches” so to speak and are tasked with the pressure-filled job of finding bugs in software and communicating them clearly to the development team. They must not just understand but internalize the necessity for thoroughly exercising… Read more »

When a Good Bug Becomes a Bad Bug

Everyone knows that the role of QA is to find bugs in software.  But what happens when the bug details are inadequately communicated to the dev team?  We are here to tell you that chaos ensues.  All you have to do is spend some time speaking with a developer who is frustrated because he can’t… Read more »

Mobile Device Beta Testing: Emulators or Actual Devices

When it comes to beta testing on mobile devices, many software quality assurance professionals have argued the merits of using emulators versus actual devices. Like most things, there isn’t any one single, simple answer, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone familiar with the world of software development. It is analogous to asking which… Read more »