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HTML5 vs. Apps: Here’s Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win

HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser.

Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete.

So, which will win? Native apps or HTML5?

A recent report from BI Intelligence explains why we think HTML5 will win out, and what an HTML future will look like for consumers, developers, and brands.

Here’s why the Apps-vs-HTML5 debate matters:

+ Distribution: Native apps are distributed through app stores and markets controlled by the owners of the platforms. HTML5 is distributed through the rules of the open web: the link economy.

+ Monetization: Native apps come with one-click purchase options built into mobile platforms. HTML5 apps will tend to be monetized more through advertising, because payments will be less user-friendly.

+ Platform power and network effects: Developers have to conform with Apple’s rules. Apple’s market share, meanwhile, creates network effects and lock-in. If and when developers can build excellent iPhone and iPad functionality on the web using HTML5, developers can cut Apple out of the loop. This will reduce the network effects of Apple’s platform.

+ Functionality: Right now, native apps can do a lot more than HTML5 apps. HTML5 apps will get better, but not as fast as some HTML5 advocates think.

In full, the special report analyzes:

+ What HTML5 is, giving an overview of how it is a technology done by committee.

+ Why the HTML5-vs-Apps debate matters, breaking down its impact on distribution, monetization, platform power and network effects, and functionality.

+ The pluses and minuses of HTML5 vs. native apps, comparing each by cost, user experience, features, distribution, and monetization.

+ How and when HTML5 will take over, laying out how it has all the hallmarks of a disruptive technology.

+ The success of an HTML5 pioneer, The Financial Times.

+ What an HTML5 future will look like, with the promise of richer and more interactive experiences.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/html5-vs-apps-heres-why-the-debate-matters-and-who-will-win-2012-12

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Axing Google’s Gears may spark security concerns

Search giant Google has confirmed that some out-of-season spring cleaning is resulting in it killing off a number of developmental projects, including one that was supposed to convince IT chiefs to embrace its cloud-based services.

In a blog post, Urs Hölzle, senior vice president, operations at Google confirmed that it was mothballing seven of its products which hadn’t quite lived up to expectations.

These included Wikipedia ‘rival’ Knol, its baffling communications platform Wave, and Google Gears – a tool for accessing Google’s hosted email, calendar and documents offline.

The decision to can these projects would allow Google to focus its efforts elsewhere, said Hölzle. “Our aim is to build a simpler, more intuitive, truly beautiful Google user experience,” he wrote.

The demise of Gears comes as little surprise. In March, Google pulled its Gears browser extension for creating offline web applications and stopped supporting new browsers.

From 1 December, Gears-based Gmail and Calendar offline will stop working across all browsers. “This is part of our effort to help incorporate offline capabilities into HTML5,” said Hölzle.

Source: http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2127300/axing-googles-gears-spark-security-concerns?WT.rss_f=&WT.rss_a=Axing+Google%27s+Gears+may+spark+security+concerns

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Ten tests for software applications in the cloud

Cloud-based applications are becoming more common these days whether they are on private clouds, public clouds or a combination of both. Testing for cloud-based applications presents its own specific challenges. Understanding how these applications are structured goes a long way in designing and executing appropriate test plans for them. These tests are in addition to the usual unit, system and performance testing you would need to perform on any software application. The following challenges exemplify what these additional dimensions of cloud-based testing are and how to address them:

  1. Browser testing
  2. Mobile platforms
  3. User interface testing
  4. Performance testing
  5. Service provisioning/de-provisioning testing
  6. Distributed cloud testing
  7. Multi-tenancy testing
  8. Graceful degradation testing
  9. Connected/disconnected operations testing
  10. Cloud portability testing

Cloud-based software applications have some additional characteristics compared to non-cloud-based ones. These pose additional challenges but with a systematic, comprehensive approach to test planning, these could be handled appropriately.

Source: http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Ten-tests-for-software-applications-in-the-cloud

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Agile Software Testing Ablaze with Bonfire

As we said before, we know Bonfire 1.0 is a new agile testing tool with two big advantages. And Atlassian CEO and co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes said that agile teams need to test early and often and easily submit bugs as well as issues. Here are four key features of Bonfire that allow teams to test early and often.

1. Submitting bugs directly from the browser

2. Add annotated screenshots with each bug

3. Setup test sessions to track activity against a requirement or user story

4. Create bug report templates to pre-populate meta-data repetitive content

Bonfire is available for a free-30-day evaluation at Atlassian’s website. Users can access Bonfire form within any of the major internet browsers.

Source: http://www.sdtimes.com/ATLASSIAN_SETS_AGILE_SOFTWARE

_TESTING_ABLAZE_WITH_BONFIRE/By_SD_TIMES_NEWSWIRE/35743

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New agile Software Testing Tool: Bonfire 1.0

The new agile testing tool Atlassian Bonfire 1.0 has two big advantages, allowing users to quickly test their web applications and reporting any bugs that arise. Integarted with all major browsers, Bonfire also allow rapid capture of comprehensive bug reports when testing web applications.

Nowadays, the responsibility of quality connects with everyone of agile software development teams. QA ingineers provide comprehensive testing and meanwhile developers and managers perform tests to detect bugs early and frequently so as to accelerate the software development lifecycle.

Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/13/prweb8638640.DTL

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Software Testing Moves Higher up the IT Agenda

Nowadays more and more companies realize the relationship between business’ reputation and the quality of the software. Investments in quality assurance have been rising when it puts in front of customers.

However, just when business leaders realize the significant of the quality of the software, a new global survey of 1,200 business and IT executives, surveyed by Capgemini and Hewlett-Packard, finds that much of the application testing being done still relies on manual processes that tend to be cumbersome and time consuming.

Source: http://www.ctoedge.com/content/software-testing-moves-higher-it-agenda#comment-2861

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Software testing: Apple’s iPad with its rivals

Nowadays the competition is very intense. To Apple’s iPad, many rivals need to consider. HP has its TouchPad queued up. Samsung has its 10-inch Galaxy Tab on the market. Research in Motion shipped 500,000 PlayBooks in its most recent quarter and everyone has some sort of tablet on the runway. They have the same target: Apple. Short of avoiding iTunes or loving Flash, it’s hard to find a good reason to tell somenoe to skip the iPad for any of the rivals. Unless rivals elbow their way into that recommendation it’s hard to see them competing with the iPad.

Source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/are-we-too-hard-on-apples-ipad-rivals/51040?tag=search-results-rivers;item3

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12 Best Cross Browser Testing Tools to Ease Your Browser Compatibility Testing Efforts

Cross Browser Testing can be the biggest pain for Software testers. But thanks to all cross browser testing tools available online which help to minimize testing efforts.

I’ve written this post mainly for software testers but designers can also refer cross browser testing methods and tools mentioned in this post.

Here’s a handy cross browser testing checklist you can refer while testing your web project on different browsers and operating systems:

1) CSS validation
2) HTML or XHTML validation
3) Page validations with and without JavaScript enabled
4) Ajax and JQeury functionality
5) Font size validation
6) Page layout in different resolutions
7) All images and alignment
8 ) Header and footer sections
9) Page content alignment to center, LHS or RHS
10) Page styles
11) Date formats
12) Special characters with HTML character encoding
13) Page zoom-in and zoom-out functionality

And obviously you will have to repeat these tests on:
14) Different Operating Systems like Windows, Linux and Mac
15) Different browsers (with different versions) like Internet explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera.

There are many free and paid cross browser testing tools available in the market. You need to select the browser compatibility tool depending on your needs. If cross browser testing is critical part of your web project then you must allocate considerable time, resources and budget testing your website on different web browsers. Paid cross browser testing tools can be also a good option for projects having browser dependent functionality. But for most of the projects, free cross browser testing tools are sufficient to verify cross browser functionality

Free Cross Browser Testing Tools:

1) Spoon Browser Sandbox:

2) Browsershots

3) IE NetRenderer

4) IE Tab

5) IE Tester

6) Microsoft SuperPreview

Paid Cross Browser Testing Tools:

7) Browsera

8 ) Adobe BrowserLab

9) BrowserCam

10) Browserseal

11) Cross Browser Testing

12) Cloud Testing

Source: http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-cross-browser-testing-tools-to-ease-your-browser-compatibility-testing-efforts/

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