A talk on testing browsers
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Coping With TheBroken WebRodney Rehm - @rodneyrehm
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Where I come from
I like making stuffsimple
…at work
But…
What do you mean by„broken“?
… been around for ages
Events triggered when clicking on
Assumptions…http://www.freefoto.com/preview/41-23-4/American-highway-road
… Realityhttp://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7597671400_9dcf23ab7a_o_d.jpg
Check yourassumptions. In fact,check your assumptionsat the door.Lois McMaster Bujold
Despair?Opportunity!
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What do we need?
Single result set
Aggregate results
Beware of the flood
Summary and details
Tools?
Running tests
Storing results
Test environment
github.com/bestiejs/platform.jsIdentifying browsers
Central System?
CSS WG HTML WG
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Submitted in January
No Fun
Future?
They‘re working on it!
Motivation?
test suites are run byW3C and browser vendors
collected data equalsarticles, workshops,talks
YOU are the web,act like it!
Recap• testharness.js to run tests• firebase.io to aggregate data• real browsers / devices or BrowserStack• don‘t wait for W3C to get their testingsorted, have some fun now
Thank You!Questions?