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In a perfect world, our dev teams would write flawless code and never make a single mistake (though I suppose I might be out of a job then.) The truth of the matter is software never is perfect. Mistakes, like Thanos, are inevitable. Moreover, testers shouldn’t be attempting to make the software perfect, just mitigate risk by protecting revenue and the customer experience. When we consider the overall customer experience this becomes easier to understand.

In my 18 years of working in quality engineering and the testing community, I’ve developed some best practices to help organizations create and manage their overall test strategies. This is the first in a 10-week series on what testers wish their CIOs and CTOs knew about testing. Each week, I’ll share my experience to help educate tech leaders on key priorities their testing teams need them to understand. This week, we’ll talk about the user experience.

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.