From the course: Mapping the Modern Web Design Process
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Break and edge case testing
From the course: Mapping the Modern Web Design Process
Break and edge case testing
- When accessibility testing is done and any accessibility issues have been addressed and remedied, the next step is what I call break and edge case testing. Here, you're submitting the site to scenarios where things don't work the way they're supposed to or the user does something unexpected. This can usually be done in-house, but also benefits from some third-party testing. Break testing consists of literally breaking a component of the site and seeing how it behaves. This may mean disabling one or more style sheets or JavaScripts, or it may mean loading the site on a bad connection or a device with a broken browser. What you are testing for is how well the site performs under suboptimal conditions and whether the informational aspect of the site carries through, even when parts of the site fail. Even when without style sheets and JavaScript, the content should still be accessible and consumable. Also test for scenarios…
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