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        Stress testing mobile device applications

        Doug | Date: Jun 15, 2007 | Comments: 1



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        Mobile applications may contain hidden exceptions, hangs, and deadlocks that go undetected during the during normal course of testing only to reveal themselves in the customer's hands. Stress/Stability testing is a valuable tool for finding these elusive, obscure bugs before they get into the field.




        A lengthy, well-illustrated post on Microsoft's Windows Mobile team blog shows how to perform stress testing with Hopper, a tool that randomly sends keystrokes and screen taps to the device. While Hopper is intended to test the entire device, the blog post points out that there is a way to force it to focus on a single application.

        The blog post steps readers through a typical session with Hopper using a sample application provided with the Windows Mobile SDK (software development kit). Numerous screen shots illustrate each step. Additionally, the post points to a number of other resources for Hopper, including the Hopper Doctor blog.

        Read the full Hopper blog post here.



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