beta-testing

How to obtain betatesters?

A friend of mine is building a web application and is expecting to create a business around it (who doesn't). Of course he's done all the internal testing and friends&family, but few are interested or spend enough time with the system. The thing is he would like to find more people to use/test the application, but he doesn't know how. ...

upgrading from iphone beta to full 3.0

So I have been developing against the iphone 3.0 beta's and have just gone to upgrade to the final version released this week. however in itunes it says that i am currently using the latest version. any iphone developers out there know how do you upgrade to final version of 3.0? ...

What is the most unobtrusive way to add a layer of security for a private beta of website?

Let's say I have an ASP.NET site (MVC in this case) that uses Forms authentication and a typical membership system. The site allows both authenticated and anonymous users. When I release the site as a private beta I want to add another layer of security on top of the application, like superuser's simple password system, for example. Onc...

Where can I find beta users?

I was wondering where can I find beta users for my website? Are there websites that help you find beta users? ...

Attract "Good" Beta Test Users

I'm sure many of you have side projects which you plan to eventually release to the public (be it a free or commercial venture). How do you attract good beta testers though, which you naturally can't pay - it's still a side project at this point - but are interested enough to test your application and understand that things break? Wh...

How to ensure that a desktop program works correctly after a clean-slate installation?

Motivation — I had a new version of my Cocoa application ready that worked fine on all beta testers' machines. So I released it. Turns out that a crucial feature simply doesn't work on anybody else's computer. Yikes! Yes, read that again: I released software that didn't work. Cause — Users who had used previous versions my app (read: al...

iPhone App : Beta testing on specific device before App goes to AppStore

Sub: iPhone App : Beta testing on specific device before App goes to AppStore for public How do you do specific beta testing? I have registered 2 devices in App program portal. Only I have a Mac & device to download the App for testing. The other user does not have a Mac. But he has a iPhone. Is it possible for the other user to have ...

Keeping track of user feedback during Beta Field Testing of an embedded product?

Hello. My company is deploying an embedded software/hardware product. We have beta testers lined up who will test the product in the field. We would like a system of keeping track of the feedback we receive from these users. Perhaps some sort of ticketing system? I've looked at Zendesk as a possibility. Thoughts? Thanks, Jason ...

How can I test out a new feature on just a percentage of my user base?

When facebook rolls out a new version of their site, they show it to a percentage of users first. How could I go about doing this cleanly? ...

What tool do you use to manage beta testers for a web application?

Hi all, Forgive me if this is in the wrong place, but I figured a few coders might have some thoughts on beta testing their code. I have written a web application that I am going to beta test with a small audience (10-20), and will eventually develop an application for the iOS platform. What I am looking for is a tool that will help m...

Issuing updates to iOS Beta testers

Hi I am wondering how i go about issuing updates to my app for Beta testers? My app relies on a plist stored in the app's Documents directory, which stores their data. If i change my version number to 1.1 for example and choose Share Application in Xcode, it will send the latest build and provisioning profile to my beta testers. My a...