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October 2021

Native vs. Web vs. Hybrid vs. Progressive Web Apps: Key Differences for Development and Mobile Testing

Not all apps are made the same. Native mobile apps, web mobile apps, hybrid mobile apps and progressive web apps (PWAs) are different in many ways. When choosing the right type of app for your business, you’ll want to carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of each, then make sure you use the right testing approach. Below, we explain how these four types of apps vary, how to choose the right app type for your business, and what that means for your testing strategy.

Scaling Mobile Test Automation Using XCUITest in the Sauce Labs Cloud

In this demo video Wim Selles, Sr. Solutions Architect at Sauce Labs demonstrates how mobile teams can use the XCUITest test automation framework in the Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud to scale and execute test suites on thousands of real iOS devices, to maximize developer productivity and improve testing efficiency. Visit the following links to learn more about.

Scaling Mobile Test Automation Using Espresso in the Sauce Labs Cloud

In this demo video Wim Selles, Sr. Solutions Architect at Sauce Labs demonstrates how mobile teams can use the Espresso test automation framework in the Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud to scale and execute test suites on a range of Android emulators and real devices, to maximize developer productivity and improve testing efficiency. Visit the following links to learn more about.

So You Think You're Ready for Selenium 4?

In this webinar, Sauce experts and Selenium team members discuss the key changes in Selenium 4 and how they will affect and benefit your existing Selenium tests. They talk about the new features and key advantages of Selenium 4, followed by an ask-me-anything session to answer your questions and make sure you’re truly ready for Selenium 4.

10 Things Testers Wish CIOs and CTOs Knew About Testing: Episode 2

In this new series from Sauce Labs, Marcus Merrell addresses ten things he wishes CIOs and CTOs understood about testing. In episode two, Marcus dispels a common myth: The goal of testing is not perfect software, but risk mitigation. Come along on this ten-episode journey to learn some best practices while Marcus dispels some myths about the testing space.

API Testing - Global Variables

In this tutorial, found at training.saucelabs.com/apiTesting/ you will use the Sauce Labs API Testing platform to create variables, also known as Global Parameters in an API Test. These variables can be used to make it easier to recreate and run tests in different cases and situations, in this case replacing the domain, protocol, and endpoint in a GET call to make it easier to run tests against different environments.

API Testing - Input Sets

In this tutorial, found at training.saucelabs.com/apiTesting/ you will use the Sauce Labs API Testing platform to create a simple API test with a GET request, using basic authentication. Once you have set up you basic test, you will replace the values for the tunnel owner (a username) and the tunnel ID using imput sets. By using input sets, you can run the same API test serveral times for different sets of tunnel owners & tinnel IDs without having to rewrite test logic.

API Testing - The Vault

In this tutorial, found at training.saucelabs.com/apiTesting/ you will use the Sauce Labs API Testing platform to create code snippets and use them across tests in the same project. You will also learn how to create variables and snippets in your vault that can be used in tests across different API testing projects. Run tests with a Sauce Labs account at app.saucelabs.com/api-testing.

Selenium 4 Knowledge Hub is now live

Several new features and benefits for automated testing are included in the upcoming Selenium 4 release, such as: Selenium 4 has been designed to be a drop-in replacement, but there might be cases where tests or dependencies need to be adjusted. We recommend you to go through the following sections to understand better how this new version will benefit you and what potential changes might be needed to upgrade.

10 Things Testers Wish CIOs and CTOs Knew About Testing: Episode 1

In this new series from Sauce Labs, Marcus Merrell addresses ten things he wishes CIOs and CTOs understood about testing. In episode one, Marcus breaks down the number one job for all testers: to model and advocate for a great user experience. Come along on this ten episode journey to learn some best practices while Marcus dispels some myths about the testing space.