DrupalCon Vienna 2017: Test Automation for Drupal 8 in Mobile Devices and Tablets

This talk explores the significance of mobile optimization in Drupal 8 development, highlighting the increasing dominance of mobile and tablet devices in internet usage. The speaker addresses the necessity for the Drupal community to adapt their development and quality assurance practices to encompass these mobile environments, emphasizing that mobile devices should not be treated merely as smaller versions of desktop browsers. Key topics include the testing challenges posed by diverse operating systems and devices, as well as the role of mobile test automation tools like Appium and Selenium to enhance testing speed and efficiency. The presentation also covers common mobile bugs encountered in Drupal 8, such as image quality loss and coding errors, and introduces automated testing strategies to address these issues.