There is no question that cloud computing has revolutionized software development and deployment. And with the many benefits it promises, it is no wonder that now 94% of businesses make at least some use of the cloud. However, there still is a lot of confusion and debate about different cloud architecture and deployment strategies. In this…
The “General Data Protection Regulations” (GDPR) and the “California Consumer Privacy Act” (CCPA) are two of the most frequently mentioned subjects in the past few years. And one of the hottest areas of discussion is the steps needed to comply and the difficulties they present. DevSecOps –another trending subject in the past few years –…
From the search engine’s first beta offering to the now-famous Gmail beta label that looked like it was never going to come off, Google has always been a disciple and pioneer of beta testing. And ever since Google released Play Store’s beta testing features back in 2013, they have been constantly iterating and improving on…
When it comes to collecting feedback, in-app survey questions are one of the most effective tools you can use. They introduce very little friction to your users while allowing you to ask for specific feedback. Moreover, research has shown that more than half of mobile users expect companies to directly ask them for feedback. However,…
The practice of dogfooding or “eating your own dogfood” has been around long before the phrase was coined. After all, many products have been developed to scratch an itch. And today, dogfooding is a widely adopted best practice across many industries, with software development leading the path. However, despite its popularity, there seems to be…
As you iterate on your app and add features and code to it, the effort needed to test your app will increase. Eventually, you will reach a point where you need to find a more efficient process for creating, executing, and reporting on your test cases. Mobile test automation tools help you increase your testers’…
Ever since its inception in the 1980s, the practice of dogfooding has been steadily gaining in popularity. Today, it is no longer an obscure strategy used only by the most progressive companies and we can find many examples of dogfooding across industries. Dogfooding is not a silver bullet and is certainly not a replacement for…
Soft launching, dark launching, and canary releases are useful strategies you can employ to test the market, make sure issues don’t reach production, and minimize their impact if they do. There does seem to be a lot of confusion on the definition of each term and the nuances between them and they are often used…
When your application is ready for its first beta test, you might feel worried about sharing your app externally, considering the risk it might pose to secrecy, privacy, and even security. Likewise, when beta testing a new app, many testers can feel concerned about the data the beta app collects and how it handles it.…
Since the rise of web 2.0, the practice of beta testing has steadily been gaining in popularity. However, the confusion about what beta testing really is and what benefits it can offer has been increasing at almost the same pace. What Is Beta Testing? There is no standard for what a beta…
Beta tests sometimes seem like complex affairs, but in reality, they are quite simple and can be done for little to no cost. In fact, beta testing is considered a low-cost tactic to test your app and collect user feedback. The word “free” often translates into more work and time, and you will need to…
Beta testing is well known as a way to weed out the bugs and crashes that are still hiding in your code. The benefits of beta testing as a marketing tool have also started to get more attention recently, with many examples of apps that used beta tests to drive wide adoption. But beta testing…