0.05 Seconds to Win Visually

In today's fast-paced world, first impressions matter more than ever.

Did you know users decide whether they love your website or leave it in just 50 milliseconds (that's 0.05 seconds!)? With mobile dominating web usage, a seamless experience across smartphones and tablets is crucial.

Inconsistencies across browsers, devices, and screen sizes can create a nightmare for users – such as visual defects, layout issues, and broken elements leading to slow loading times and high bounce rates.

Traditionally, teams have tackled this problem by throwing more resources at it – extra manual testing, longer development times, and limited tools. But there's a better way. ??

In a Visual Testing survey, we asked frontend engineers about their most difficult challenges at work.

And the top concerns were:

• Cross-browser compatibility (38%): Ensuring websites or apps function across various browsers remains a significant hurdle.

• Maintaining UI consistency (29%): Keeping the user interface consistent across different screen sizes and devices is a constant battle.

So, how do we solve for these? ??

Automated Visual Testing emerges as a hero, offering a scalable and holistic approach to testing visual elements of frontends. Here's how.

?? Skip to the good part to read the detailed whitepaper on how you and your team can deploy flawless frontends with Automated Visual Testing.

? Ensure UI/UX consistency across devices and screens

Automated Visual Testing provides continuous visual feedback regardless of the context of the change or the “correctness” of the change. In situations where your UI shouldn’t change (like deleting CSS, refactoring CSS, or upgrading dependencies), Automated Visual Testing gives you confidence that your entire UI has remained stable on every possible combination of browsers and screen sizes.

? Navigate the blind spots with Visual Regression Testing

While functional and manual testing are important, they often miss visual bugs that can negatively impact user experience. Our survey found a surprising number of teams don't perform frequent regression testing (30% for apps and 27% for websites!), creating a potential blind spot in their QA process.

Automated Visual Testing acts like a watchdog, continuously comparing screenshots across devices and resolutions. This meticulous comparison helps identify even the slightest visual discrepancies that traditional testing might miss, preventing bugs from reaching production and impacting users.

?? Here's how Resimac leverages Automated Visual Testing with App Percy.

? In Increased Productivity and Scalability for QA Teams

Automated Visual Testing automates repetitive tasks with unmatched precision and speed, freeing up your QA team's time for higher-level testing. Unlike manual testing, it scales effortlessly to handle complex projects without a surge in cost.

Automated Visual Testing goes beyond developers. Designers can verify design implementation, product managers stay informed, and marketers can easily grab fresh UI screenshots – all thanks to its clear visual representation.

In the journey towards comprehensive test automation, teams often prioritize functional test automation before visual test automation—but it requires a shift in mindset. View this detailed whitepaper to know more about how to get started with visual-first test automation.

?? RELATED READS:

• What is Visual GUI Testing?
• What is Visual Regression Testing?

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