CR 328: In Testing We Trust¶
- Air Date: 2018-10-08
- Duration: 54 mins 38 secs
About this episode¶
Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community.
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Episode links¶
- Mike: I'm Seeing Something Strange...
- MacinCloud — This is the cloud-based Mac solution you are looking for! Access on-demand Mac servers for app development, Mac tasks, and enterprise builds.
- iOS Code Signing in App Cente — An app must be signed to run on a real device during the development process, through a beta program or in the App Store.
- The Day the QA Department Died — Let’s take a step back and examine how things used to work.
- Who needs a separate QA Team? — Have you come across developers who think that having a separate Quality Assurance (QA) team, who could test (manually or auto-magically) their code/software at the end of an iteration/release, will really help them? Personally I think this style of software development is not just dangerous but also harmful to the developers’ growth.
- Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it — After years of hearing tragic tales of continuous tester turnover, I started to wonder if testing is just a temporary, transitional role for many people.
- Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business — Here’s a quick rundown of the Alexa-enabled products Amazon announced: A wall clock, microwave, subwoofer, an Alexa for the car, a DVR for your TV antenna, a smart plug, and a microphone that turns your existing hi-fi setup into an Alexa-powered audio rig. Oh, and updates to the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show.
- Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge — Amazon says an updated Billy is coming later this year.
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alexa, automated testing, bdd, c#, ci, coder radio, development podcast, github, homekit, homepod, mac in cloud, microsoft app center, qa, shortcuts, software contracting, tdd, unit testing, visual studio