When designing a set of performance tests it is necessary to consider pauses between user interactions. This is usually referred to as “think time”, and represents the time between the system presenting the results of an action and the next action being taken. If a load test script doesn’t include any think time at all then the system will be bombarded with requests at a rate that isn’t humanly possible. Depending on the system there are likely to be between 10 and 100 times the interactions generated with zero think time than with realistic scenarios. Continue reading ‘Do your users think?’ »
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If you do not already have a performance testing tool and are doing HTTP or HTTPS development then I would recommend that you look at OpenSTA. The tool is open source, and so the only up front cost involved is the time it takes to learn the interface and produce scripts. It isn’t the only open source load testing tool out there, but it has a strong combination of simplicity of use and scripting flexibility. Continue reading ‘OpenSTA: A high quality load test tool without excessive cost’ »
