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Adding more information about BrowserStack products

BrowserStack has two products for cross-browser testing: Live and Automate. Short descriptions of both would be helpful to understand what those products are, and how they accomplish cross-browser testing. An independent resource: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/software-engineer/browserstack-simplifies-web-application-testing/

Bookish.krish (talk) 13:15, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Some proposed changes

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Request 1

Information to be added: “In 2013, Microsoft partnered with BrowserStack to launch modern.IE, a service provided by Microsoft to facilitate testing on different versions of Internet Explorer." Explanation of issue: Company partnership with Microsoft References supporting change: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2013/12/18/ie11-virtual-machines-now-available-on-modern-ie/ References supporting change: https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/31/microsoft-launches-modern-ie-to-help-developers-test-their-web-apps-for-legacy-and-modern-versions-of-ie/ SManiar (talk) 15:33, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request 2

Information to be added: “In 2018, BrowserStack announced integrations with Atlassian’s Jira Software and Trello to help developers with the bug filing process“ Explanation of issue: Integration with Atlassian products References supporting change: https://vmblog.com/archive/2018/09/04/browserstack-introduces-integrations-with-atlassian-s-jira-software-and-trello.aspx#.XWP5PZMzZQJ References supporting change: https://appdevelopermagazine.com/reporting-bugs-just-got-a-little-easier/ SManiar (talk) 15:33, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request 3

Information to be edit: “In 2019, BrowserStack opened their sixth data center." Explanation of issue: Key company information on number of data centers References supporting change: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/30/1893691/0/en/BrowserStack-Launches-New-North-American-Data-Center.html SManiar (talk) 15:33, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 26-AUG-2019

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The reference provided originates from Microsoft, meaning the claim was only internally reported and was not picked up by any outside media. (TechCrunch is not a WP:RS.) Please provide references from reliable, WP:SECONDARY sources for this claim.
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Regards, Spintendo 01:47, 27 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reads like marketing

This page reads like a press release from the company, not an objective descriptive article. 6StringJazzer (talk) 16:48, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Edits

Hello, I have a conflict of interest regarding this subject, but I would like to suggest this change.

Information to be added: "In July 2020, BrowserStack acquired Percy, a visual testing and review platform."

References supporting change: 1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/mumbai-based-saas-startup-browserstack-acquires-bay-area-company-percy/articleshow/76876080.cms 2. https://inc42.com/buzz/mumbai-based-saas-company-browserstack-acquires-us-firm-percy/ 3. https://devops.com/browserstack-acquires-percy-to-deliver-visual-testing-for-developers/

Dottedlines (talk) 09:53, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Updates

Hello, I have a conflict of interest regarding this subject, but I would like to suggest this change.

Information to be added: "In June 2021, BrowserStack secured $200 million in Series B funding at a $4 billion valuation. The round was led by BOND, with participation from Insight Partners and existing investor Accel."

References supporting change: 1. https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/bonds-200-million-led-investment-values-software-testing-platform-browserstack-at-4-billion/. 2. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/mary-meekers-backs-saas-startup-browserstack-at-4-billion-valuation/articleshow/83572997.cms — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dottedlines (talk • contribs) 15:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updates

Hello, I have a conflict of interest regarding this subject, but I would like to suggest this update to an existing citation.

Information to be updated: "BrowserStack has over 50,000 paid customers and 4,000,000 registered developers in more than 135 countries."

References for the update: 1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/mary-meekers-backs-saas-startup-browserstack-at-4-billion-valuation/articleshow/83572997.cms 2. https://www.cnbctv18.com/startup/browserstack-closes-200-million-series-b-funding-at-a-4-billion-valuation-9679641.htm

Coding Syntax/Examples required

Can somebody offer BrowserStack coding syntax/examples? like Selenium. RPSkokie (talk) 03:37, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]