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General Discussion

Posted by lordsam
lordsam
3,840 Points

Testing a Website

This is directed towards the treehouse teachers and other professional web devs. I work as a web developer and I've encountered problems with regards to testing. There seem to be small problems with the site all the time and sometimes clients catch it before I do.

How do you stay on top of the website? Is there tools you use to test the site or do you have a cheat sheet that dictates the process?

Also, if you have methods you use to stay organized please feel free to tell me about it.

1 Answer

Greg Kitchin
Greg Kitchin
31,522 Points
Greg Kitchin
Greg Kitchin
31,522 Points

Thorough testing is essential. And by that, I mean check it on different platforms (different browsers, devices etc). Obviously the more complicated the site, the more time this will take. I should add I'm not a professional, but had built a site for uni (not a good one, but I did have to test it).

It's also good practice to have your code verified, to make sure it's up to standard. Try your code with the likes of https://validator.w3.org/