SASQAG's Next Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 6:30 pm
at Compucom (Excell) in Bellevue, WA
Featured Presentation:
Testing the Mobile Application's Performance - a Case Study on Mobile Devices
Mobile software usage is growing quickly, and an expanding number
of consumers are expecting a consistent experience when moving from
the PC to mobile devices and back again. One of the key factors
enabling wide deployment and adoption of mobile applications is
careful usage of system resources. High quality mobile applications
must consume fewer system resources such as CPU, Memory, and most
importantly the Battery life. It is crucial that design for mobile
applications considers frugal and optimal resource usage as an
essential aspect of application design (direct porting of desktop
applications to mobile platforms is most often a recipe for
failure). Knowing and understanding the factors that influence
performance on mobile devices is extremely beneficial in order to
plan a successful testing approach. Equally challenging is the task
of measuring application performance and reporting the performance
data in a useful and actionable manner.
We are going to present a case study on performance testing of the
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile application for Windows Mobile
6.x phones. We will discuss our approach to performance testing and
the challenges involved in measuring various metrics. We will also
provide details on the performance metrics, tools used to gather and
present this data, and how we’ve used this data to make important
decisions throughout the product cycle. Some architectural
improvements have contributed to improved application performance
and better resource usage. For example, the battery life has been
improved by more than 300% in 2007 R2 version of the Communicator
Mobile.
Rama Krishna has been working at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer in Test for five years. He has been extensively involved in testing the Communicator Mobile application on various mobile devices including Windows Mobile 6.x series devices. Prior to Microsoft, he has worked as a Software Developer at Cisco Systems for four years. He earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science in 2001.
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Software Testing Certificate Program
This program enables individuals who have basic computer experience to make a career change into the software industry. The program is also ideal for those who are already testers and wish to gain professional training. This set of three classes is offered again this spring.
For further Info, see the UW WEB site, or call 206-865-8936
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