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The impact of thermal throttling and low-quality texture on VR testing sessions

The impact of thermal throttling and low-quality texture on VR testing sessions

October 25, 2017 / by Sergiu Julinschi / Lessons in the trenches, mobile testing, QA Culture, Uncategorized, VR

VR testing session

I have been involved with testing many VR and AR applications, and I can safely say that they all come with their own specific challenges when it comes to the implementation of software testing. To run a testing project in this field successfully and not interfere with development time, it is vital that technical issues […]

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Testing in a Scrum team which uses the Gitflow workflow

September 21, 2017 / by andy / Development, Lessons in the trenches, Team Work, Test Process, Uncategorized

Over the last couple of years I have worked on many projects using the Gitflow workflow. This well established workflow works really well for teams working according to Scrum. For a detailed explanation of the Gitflow workflow I highly recommend reading Vincent Driessen’s blog. In my blog, I am going to assume that the reader […]

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The benefits of using an external test lab

September 14, 2017 / by Travis Hatridge / Domain Expertise, Lessons in the trenches, mobile testing, QA Culture, QA Value, Test Environments, Test Process, Tools, Uncategorized

Device lab: desktop, tablet, mobile

In a world of cloud-based tooling, sometimes what you really need is to see how your app might work on a real device. I have visited this topic in a previous post, when I discussed the factors you should take into account when conducting cross-browser testing. I’d like to zoom in closer on the last […]

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VR through ‘Charter-based’ exploratory testing

September 12, 2017 / by Sergiu Julinschi / Test Process, Tools, Uncategorized, VR

'Awesome Exploratory Testing Cycle' by Simon Tomes

Virtual Reality applications – both those that are built for VR and those that only have VR features enabled – are a type of software that can be characterized by a high degree of interactivity, with many components and systems. From the ‘simple’ type of VR experience – such as consuming various types of media […]

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spriteCloud selected as a member of the Fast Growth Icons Amsterdam Network 2017

August 30, 2017 / by andy / News, Publicity, Uncategorized

spriteCloud has been selected as a member of the Fast Growth Icons Amsterdam network 2017

We have been selected as a member of the Fast Growth Icons Amsterdam Network, an invitation-only network for well-established, fast-growing businesses. The network brings together the founders and CEOs of later-stage startups to discuss the practical realities of building a $100m+ revenue business. Reflecting our success and rapid growth, we are immensely proud to be […]

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How to write Gherkin scripts – A straightforward example

August 23, 2017 / by Gijs Paulides / Cucumber, gherkin, Uncategorized

A screenshot from a video explaining how to write Gherkin scripts.

Today I will take you through step-by-step how to successfully write and execute durable test scenarios using the Gherkin syntax, using the payment pathway of an e-commerce website as a straightforward example. Gherkin is a plain-text, business-readable language that is designed to be easily understandable by non-programmers. It is most commonly used to define regression […]

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Which Android versions should I test on?

August 15, 2017 / by andy / Android, Test Environments, Tools

Android versions to consider in 2017.

In the last Android statistics blog, I made the prediction that Android 7 would really take a larger market share. Obviously that was to be expected. We have seen Android 7 Nougat grow from 7.1% to 13.5% this month. It is not hard to predict that by November, Android Nougat will have reached a solid […]

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Getting started with test automation: Cucumber with Lapis Lazuli

August 8, 2017 / by barzilay / Uncategorized

This presentation will take you through the steps needed to set up a test automation project using Cucumber – a software tool that runs automated tests in the BBD style – in combination with Lapis Lazuli, a gem that provides Cucumber helper functions and scaffolding for easier web test automation suite development. To do this […]

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Make software testing fun again

August 3, 2017 / by Travis Hatridge / News, Uncategorized

Trump-style red hat that says 'Mak

This week, I came across a TED talk from TEDxDelft 2015 by Andy Zaidman, a software engineer, who posed an interesting concept: “Making testing fun.” In his talk, he acknowledged something that those in software testing will know too well: generally, testing is an undervalued yet incredibly important part of development. I’ve been working at […]

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6 reasons why external software testers are essential to development [Infographic]

July 28, 2017 / by Travis Hatridge / Lessons in the trenches, Uncategorized

6 reasons why external software testers are essential

We of all people understand the incredible value that thorough testing has when it comes to building quality software. We’re testers – it’s what we are all about! In our experience, an external software testing partner working alongside an in-house team not only improves a product’s quality, but optimises the development process for greater efficiency. […]

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