LoadComplete Parameterization Wizard
On March 2, I posted a blog entry that detailed the reasons for parameterizing your load tests and when it makes sense to do so. Today, I want to highlight the parameterization wizard in LoadComplete,...
View Article7 Types of Web Performance Tests and How They Fit Into Your Testing Cycle
In the world of performance testing, it’s important to understand the various types of testing, what they consist of and how they can benefit your applications. Just as carpenters need the right tools...
View ArticleEvaluating Performance of Your Web Applications
Performance testing is a huge topic, so rather than trying to tackle all of the items that could fall under that topic (a nearly impossible feat that would make today’s blog post very long), I’d like...
View ArticleRunning Parallel Requests in Performance Tests
One of the most important goals in performance testing is to simulate – as closely as possible – actual traffic to your site. There are a number of ways to create an extremely realistic testing...
View Article9 Tips to Prepare Your App for Optimal Load Testing
You’ve worked hard developing your Web application. Maybe it’s nothing pioneering, but is one of the millions of unsung software heroes that make our lives function everyday. Then again, maybe it will...
View ArticleHow Role-Playing Games Can Save Your App
It’s easy to get swept up in role-playing video games. Who can resist the temptation to be anyone you want in a fictional world filled with unending excitement? The problem is, you inevitably end up...
View ArticleMaking it Real: Emulate Real-Life Conditions in Your Load Tests
Whether it’s an elementary school math quiz, a college history exam, or a software development team’s load test, we always want our tests to emulate real-life conditions. Otherwise, what’s the point of...
View ArticleAnalyzing Data in Load Testing: What You Really Need to Know
Most load testing tools collect exhaustive information for each load test run. Traditionally (if we can say that about load testing), you needed to have pretty extensive knowledge in order to interpret...
View ArticleUsing the New ‘Host Configurator’ in LoadUIWeb 2.9
As part of our ongoing mission to make performance testing as easy as possible, we’ve added a “host configurator” to both LoadUIWeb and LoadUIWeb Pro. The host configurator enables a tester to...
View ArticleThe Performance Mindset: The Messages Have Been Received
Some related messages that we performance testers have been communicating for a few years might finally be getting heard! The most prominent of those messages being: Test early, test often Performance...
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