December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
12h 40m
English
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Appendix A. Leftovers: The top six things (we didn’t cover)
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#1. Testing on mobile devices
Mobile testing sucks. There, we said it. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. When one phone model behaves quite differently depending on which carrier network it is on, you know you’re on the bleeding edge and you can’t assume anything.
Here are some of the things we’ve done to try to keep our sanity.
Start with valid code in a desktop browser.
If it breaks in the desktop browser, it will also break on mobile. Might as well start where you’re more comfortable and the tools are better. Be sure to validate your code to help you find errors early.
Use mobile emulators and simulators.
Nearly every mobile platform provides an emulator or a simulator. Maximiliano Firtman put together the ultimate list of emulators and simulators for his book Programming the Mobile Web. He updates the list regularly at http://www.mobilexweb.com/emulators.
Invest in a small number of devices.
Buying a few phones is unavoidable. Which ...
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