Presented at SeleniumConf 2012 in London, this talk summarizes my experiences attempting to write automated functional tests for an iOS application.

1. The Restless Are
Getting Native
Lessons Learnt While Automating an iOS App
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2. What’s the point of
automated tests?
• To catch regression bugs
• To do so faster and more reliably
than a human
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7. What’s the biggest win of
automated tests?
FASTER
FEEDBACK
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11. </rant>
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12. iOS Automation
Tools
• NativeDriver http://nativedriver.googlecode.com/
• KIF https://github.com/square/KIF
• Frank http://www.testingwithfrank.com/
• MonkeyTalk http://www.gorillalogic.com/
• Calabash https://github.com/calabash/calabash-ios
• iCuke https://github.com/unboxed/icuke
• UISpec http://uispec.googlecode.com/
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13. Why NativeDriver?
Familiar
API
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14. Why NativeDriver?
Android
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15. Why NativeDriver?
“Hybrid”
Apps
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16. NativeDriver
Architecture
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17. NativeDriver
Test Support Code
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18. NativeDriver
Test Code
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19. The ugly bits
• What if NativeDriver doesn’t
support a widget I need to
automate?
• How do I build from the command
line?
• How do I launch the simulator from
the command line?
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20. Challenges
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21. Challenge: Cultural
Differences
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22. Web Test
Automation
• Selenium, Watir, Capybara,
HTMLUnit, etc.
• Test automation is commonplace
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24. Real Developers
Don’t Write Tests
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26. Challenge:
Language Choice
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27. Recommendations
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28. Recommendation:
Show Value Early
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29. Recommendation:
Surprise and
Delight
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31. Recommendation:
Know Your Limits
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32. The Future of
NativeDriver
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34. The Future of
Mobile Testing
...is in your hands
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35. Thank you!
dante AT cochiva DAWT com
@dantebriones
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