Uma pesquisa qualitativa das práticas de testes de software no contexto das aplicações móveis.

Abstract

Context: Mobile WebApplicationdevelopmentincrease,followedbyoftenhardwareevolutions fromdevices.Withthisdevelopment,moreandmorefeatureshasbeenaddedina daily lifeofusers.However,thepracticesofsoftwaretestingusedbydeveloperstoensure the correctexecutionflowoftheapplication,includingsafetyaspects,portabilityandcompatibility,remainsawidespreadissue. Objective: This studyaddresseshowtounderstand teams andhowtheyapplythetestsinthedevelopmentphase.plan. Method: There was elaborated aqualitativestudy,basedonTematicAnalisysmethodology,inthreestages:a exploratorysurvey,thatcollected44answersfromprofessionals,followedbyaninterview with 12professionalstodetailtheanswerscollectedduringtheexploratorysurveyanda newconfirmatorysurvey,thatcollected54answersandallowedtheprofessionalstoevaluate the mainconclusionsfrompreviousstages. Results: Our resultsshownapreferencefrom developersformanualtestingoverautomationanduseofautomaticfunctionaltestsinstead, the lackofreferencestocreatenewtestscenariesandthemethodusedbyprofessionalsto deal withchallengessuchasfragmentation.