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> My tip: test on lower spec machines I wished ever developer would do that. Too many mobile apps or websites that do very simple stuff (displaying content, si
by dx034 10y ago
> My tip: test on lower spec machines
I wished ever developer would do that. Too many mobile apps or websites that do very simple stuff (displaying content, simple forms) don't work properly on older phones because of some sophisticated features that no one needs. Many developers seem to think that everyone uses the newest machines and flagship phones with high bandwidth, and forget about everyone else.
Unfortunately the fear of premature optimization is so big for some people that their users have to suffer just because the programmer wanted to have a nicer developer experience..
- vinceguidry 10y agoThe real reason people don't do it is because it's really hard to make a part of your CI workflow. If the organization wants to dedicate resources to this, great, but this isn't something the dev team is really equipped to do all by themselves.
- etimberg 10y agoIt's definitely hard to do but tools like Selenium and Selendroid can make it easier (assuming you have someone who has the time and energy to set it up). Once you have system level tests running, then adding some phones or low-end machines is relatively straightforward.
- spraak 10y agoAre there any CI SaaS tools for this?