Heuristic evaluation and usability testing are two of the most established methods to evaluate software for usability. When in doubt, one is the winner. Assessing the ease of use of a software is ...

One of the most important steps toward releasing a new product is to make sure it has high usability. That means it is easy to use and provides the best possible experience for the user. After all, ...

It doesn’t matter what you call it. Here's the bottom line: you need to test software with its future users. One of the topics that create much confusion in the software world is the difference ...

Jerry Cao is a UX content strategist at the wireframing and prototyping app UXPin. For advice on how to conduct 30+ different types of usability tests, check out The Guide to Usability Testing.

Do you understand who your customers are? Do you know what problems you’re solving for your users? User testing can help you determine exactly who your website is for and what communication they’ll ...

User testing involves evaluating the functionality and user-friendliness of a website, app or other digital product. Testers often record a video of themselves using the product as they attempt to ...

Even as an experienced information architect, I know that I will never get the design precisely “right” the first time. I always use paper prototypes to walk through a design. But even a design that ...

Alex Ruiz follows up his popular JavaOne 2007 presentation with this introduction to test-driven GUI development with FEST. Learn what differentiates FEST (formerly TestNG-Abbot) from other GUI ...