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Erik Hanchett
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Erik Hanchett is a software developer, blogger, and perpetual student who has been writing code for over 10 years. He currently resides in Reno Nevada, with his wife and two kids. He blogs about software development at ProgramWithErik.com. I would like to thank my wife Susan for helping me stay motivated. My friend F.B. Woods for all his help on the English language and Dr. Bret Simmons for teaching me the value of a personal brand. I would also like to thank all my friends and family that encouraged me along the way.
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Christoph Körner previously worked as a cloud solution architect for Microsoft, specializing in Azure-based big data and machine learning solutions, where he was responsible for designing end-to-end machine learning and data science platforms. He currently works for a large cloud provider on highly scalable distributed in-memory database services. Christoph has authored four books: Deep Learning in the Browser for Bleeding Edge Press, as well as Mastering Azure Machine Learning (first edition), Learning Responsive Data Visualization, and Data Visualization with D3 and AngularJS for Packt Publishing.
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A testing strategy for visualizations


Now, we have enough information to build a solid testing strategy for responsive visualizations. Note that this is a very opinionated setup based on my experience, and feel free to exchange any layer or tool with your favorite ones. However, keep the general ideas for your workflow.

First, we will use the Chrome browser on the desktop PC while developing. We either use a normal desktop window or we switch to a mobile view in the device mode. This depends on the target screen size and resolution. Personally, I prefer to work in a desktop Chrome and debug and test on mobiles.

While developing, we need to regularly do some manual testing to make sure our visualization looks and feels nice. Running emulators for different operating systems locally is a pain; that's why I prefer syncing a real mobile phone and a tablet via Browsersync to my current Chrome window. If you don't have access to real devices, you can also use Browserstack on your local project.

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Erik Hanchett

Erik Hanchett is a software developer, blogger, and perpetual student who has been writing code for over 10 years. He currently resides in Reno Nevada, with his wife and two kids. He blogs about software development at ProgramWithErik.com. I would like to thank my wife Susan for helping me stay motivated. My friend F.B. Woods for all his help on the English language and Dr. Bret Simmons for teaching me the value of a personal brand. I would also like to thank all my friends and family that encouraged me along the way.
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Christoph Körner

Christoph Körner previously worked as a cloud solution architect for Microsoft, specializing in Azure-based big data and machine learning solutions, where he was responsible for designing end-to-end machine learning and data science platforms. He currently works for a large cloud provider on highly scalable distributed in-memory database services. Christoph has authored four books: Deep Learning in the Browser for Bleeding Edge Press, as well as Mastering Azure Machine Learning (first edition), Learning Responsive Data Visualization, and Data Visualization with D3 and AngularJS for Packt Publishing.
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