Applitools Announces Winners of Online Shopping Holiday Hackathon
Over 1,100 engineers competed for prizes by testing fictional e-commerce app using Applitools Ultrafast Test Cloud
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Applitools, provider of a next generation test automation through Visual AI and Ultrafast Test Cloud, announced the winners of the Online Shopping Holiday Hackathon. The hackathon hosted more than 1,100 developers, quality assurance (QA) professionals and test automation engineers from dozens of companies and countries around the world. The holiday themed event ran from November 10 to December 17, 2020 with 50 prizes awarded: (
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The software engineering community was tasked with testing the functional and visual quality of a fashion retail app to ensure it was ready for the busy online holiday shopping season. The hackathon challenged participants to author tests and catch bugs using the Applitools Ultrafast Test Cloud platform. Participants scaled their tests to cover a variety of browser and device combinations using the Ultrafast Test Cloud and learned how Visual AI technology compares to traditional functional testing and grid solutions. Winners were randomly selected from the pool of participants who successfully completed the submission criteria.