The client is a US-based startup providing innovative social emotional learning solutions to educational institutes, companies, and individuals on a subscription basis.

Given device-browser fragmentation, the client wanted their web application/learning management system (LMS) to work flawlessly across devices, browsers, and platforms. The client’s LMS had to be made cross-browser and multi-platform compatible.

Testing on major device-browser-OS combinations necessitates a robust test environment. This is where the economic aspect becomes a major concern since setting up real devices, desktop-browser-OS combinations on-premises would imply a large financial commitment. Additionally, maintaining and updating the lab with the latest devices/browsers/versions etc. at regular intervals would be effort intensive. CCS Engineers addressed these challenges by:

Identifying the most widely used devices, browsers, and platforms and arrived at a compatibility testing matrix.

Identifying a comprehensive test infrastructure for compatibility testing.

CCS Engineers opted for cloud-based testing infrastructure (Sauce Labs) given that it provides access to multiple browsers and its many versions, operating systems (OS) and real devices.