Automated UI Testing and Monitoring for Your Mobile Apps

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1. Automated UI Testing and Monitoring for your Mobile Apps Greg

   Shackles @gshackles greg@gregshackles.com github.com/gshackles speakerdeck.com/u/gshackles

2. Ship It A Cautionary Tale

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10. The Double-Decker Couch of Apps by Vitruvius This app is

    just…the worst.
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12. Don’t Be This Developer

13. Set Yourself Up to Deliver Awesomeness

14. Testing Approaches Authentic User Tests Simplistic Tests Rapid Iteration Long

    Cycles

15. Testing Approaches Authentic User Tests Simplistic Tests Rapid Iteration Long

    Cycles Beta Testing

16. Testing Approaches Authentic User Tests Simplistic Tests Rapid Iteration Long

    Cycles Beta Testing Manual Testing

17. Testing Approaches Authentic User Tests Simplistic Tests Rapid Iteration Long

    Cycles Beta Testing Manual Testing Unit Testing

18. Testing Approaches Authentic User Tests Simplistic Tests Rapid Iteration Long

    Cycles Beta Testing Manual Testing Unit Testing Automated UI Testing

19. Xamarin.UITest

20. Xamarin.UITest • Write UI tests in C# or F#

21. Xamarin.UITest • Write UI tests in C# or F# •

    iOS and Android (with shared test code)

22. Xamarin.UITest • Write UI tests in C# or F# •

    iOS and Android (with shared test code) • Run on simulator and devices

23. Xamarin.UITest • Write UI tests in C# or F# •

    iOS and Android (with shared test code) • Run on simulator and devices • Compatible with all apps • Native • Hybrid • Xamarin
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26. Demo Xamarin.UITest

27. Real Talk There are a lot of devices out there

28. Android OpenSignal, August 2014

29. Android: API Level 14+ (Ice Cream Sandwich) and growing!

30. iOS: Growing Variety of Devices

31. US Devices Market Share 25% 50% 75% 90% 13 45

    134 288 # Devices

32. Xamarin Test Cloud Test on real devices

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35. Demo Test Cloud

36. Don’t Wait for Users to Complain (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)

37. “…only 16% of people will try a failing app more

    than twice.” Source: raygun.io/blog/2015/02/software-errors-killing-app

38. Be Proactive, Not Reactive

39. Be Proactive, Not Reactive • Most users won’t actually report

    problems

40. Be Proactive, Not Reactive • Most users won’t actually report

    problems • Those who do often do so through negative app reviews

41. Be Proactive, Not Reactive • Most users won’t actually report

    problems • Those who do often do so through negative app reviews • Get notified as it happens, and to whom it happens • Crashes • Errors • Analytics
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44. Demo Xamarin Insights and Raygun

45. Questions? Greg Shackles @gshackles greg@gregshackles.com github.com/gshackles speakerdeck.com/u/gshackles