How to Set Up Charles Proxy for an iOS Simulator
Here at Detroit Labs we use Charles Proxy to debug and test our mobile applications. By recording and displaying the data sent and received by our mobile apps, we gain the visibility we need to reliably diagnose and fix problems
A Guide To Charles Proxy for Mobile Development
Raise your hand if you have a bad memory. Now raise your hand if you’ve ever used or heard about Charles Proxy. Here at Detroit Labs we use Charles because it’s a very powerful tool for debugging and testing mobile applications.
How We Structure Our Project Teams
At Detroit Labs, we work in delivery teams (also known as project teams). Each role has significant importance and brings its perspective, knowledge, and experience to the whole team and the client — and therefore to the project. As Detroit
How Integrated QA Can Improve Your Product’s User Experience
If you're reading this, you're most likely involved in building software products — which means that you're actually in the business of solving user experience problems. Solutions to UX problems are the foundation of any viable product, whether it's a
How Integrated QA Can Help Manage Business Risk
When you think of the makeup of a product team, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the three Ds: developers, delivery leads, designers? What about Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers — does your product team even have
Labs Live: QA at Labs with Katrina Ohlemacher and Jon Guest
On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Katrina and Jon, Quality Engineers at Detroit Labs. They discuss the role of Quality Assurance (QA) at Labs, the myth that the QA's job is to break things, and how
How My Background in Journalism Made Me a Better QA
Douglas Adams once said, “Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a piece of blank paper until a drop of blood forms on your forehead.” While it’s true that it can be difficult to transfer thoughts from your
How My Life Experiences Made Me a Better QA – Part 2
If you missed the first installment of this two-part series, read How My Life Experiences Made Me a Better QA, also by Jonathan Guest. As I progressed through my career, I started to notice that preventing issues was something I enjoyed.
How My Life Experiences Made Me a Better QA
If I were to take a look at everything I enjoy in life and boil it down to my two favorites (setting family on its own pedestal, of course), learning and musicianship would stand higher than the rest. My love of
How did I get here? A QA’s Journey Into QA
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house With a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here? Sometimes I really do take a second during the day and wonder about the circumstances that brought me to the