Posted by Albert Gareev on May 23, 2012
Parent page: Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad The way you execute requests to the server will have a dramatic effect on results! Why dramatic? – Because numbers might be telling opposite stories, either giving you a true picture or misleading you about what’s happening. But let’s get to a concrete example! We start with the same […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on May 22, 2012
Parent page: Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad I keep reviewing NeoLoad Containers, this reusable units, serving the same way as functions in a function library. The main outcome we want to get from load session is measurements – response time, errors, throughput, etc. All tools allow obtaining measurements from individual requests posted and some tools allow obtaining aggregate […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on May 16, 2012
Parent page: Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad I’ve quickly mentioned containers here. Now I want to get back to this concept with regards to load execution delays, commonly referred as “Think Time” and “Pace Time”. Same as typical user makes pauses while working with an application, the load script needs to delay execution for periods of time in […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on May 15, 2012
Parent page: Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad You probably don’t want to rewrite your load testing scripts just because you need to run them against another server. With NeoLoad you can re-point them with one of the following. Change ‘server’ parameter in call of GET/POST methods Go to Design tab Select Virtual User – your script […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on May 14, 2012
Parent page: Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad Maintenance of automation scripts is the biggest problem, as you know, apart of the problem of getting value from automation. Typically, to reduce maintenance costs and generally make scripts more structured, the efforts are focused on: Automating “mechanical” aspects of maintenance. Simplest example – “Find/Replace” functionality in code editor. […] ...
