Ask your friends and their dogs to test your app

Everyone knows that you need to test your apps, right?!

Well, NOCODE apps are no different. They may require more testing than traditionally developed apps because development teams are smaller.

When different developers use the app they are working on, they go through portions of the code they didn't write and therefore don't know what behavior to expect, just like a regular user. These involuntary tests help catch edge conditions where the application expects everything to go smoothly without considering common mistakes.

While creating an app or website through traditional programming might require a team with several people, many NOCODE developers work solo. This situation can lead to confirmation bias where you only use the app in the way you expect it to be used, which means that you won't be testing for many conditions and situations that the user may come up against.

Ask your initial users to test your app. Try to get them engaged in the process of reporting any issues and make them feel special for being early adopters.

You need to make sure that everything is working as expected, as soon as possible, and the more engaged your users are, the faster that will happen. You can ask for feedback from beta testers or even regular users who have used the app.

No matter how confident you are that your application is well-rounded and carefully crafted, your users will find bugs you never dreamed of. They will be there precisely because you couldn't foresee all the different ways your users will interact with the application.

So, engage your family and friends as early testers. Once you've handled the issues they have reported, consider opening a beta-test program. Such a program will attract exactly the type of people willing to give you the benefit of their time in exchange for early access to your product.

Oh, and by the way, if you or your friends are cat people, don't worry. Cats also make great testers, especially when they decide to lay down on top of your keyboard.

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