Thanks Jacqueline - sadly my budget is based on my excess cash flow, and I have 2 kids in private school, so that number is somewhere around negative zero.
However, I know quite a few programmers and design people. Maybe I could exchange favors. I guess I will do a lot of asking around for the general public opinion. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2017, at 4:09 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> On 4/12/17 1:06 PM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote: >> I have been getting feedback from friends and family on my app, but I >> want to find a wider circle of testers. I plan to seek testers on the >> use-list as well, but for now I am trying to find a couple dozen >> nonprogrammers so I can judge how the average public reacts to the >> app. >> >> How do those of you who program for the general public do this? > > Since I do mostly client work, I hire someone. I use a professional QA tester > who's very good (let me know privately if you want more info.) For > non-commercial projects I do what you're planning to do -- ask around. > > If you can afford it, I really recommend a professional QA person. They know > how to test, and they put the app through rigorous trials that cover all > situations including edge cases most people won't think of. They can set up a > bug database for you and they follow established methodology for ensuring the > software is as good as it can be. It really is a skill that the general > public is not prepared to do. > > You do need a budget though. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
