1 minute read Whenever I get asked why do I need load testing or why is load testing so important, over and over again I come up with this simple example. Load Testing Example Let’s say that you send an email campaign to 10,000 subscribers of your website/blog. What will happen to your website if 1000 subscribers open… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Load Testing
Which is the Execution Order of Elements in Apache JMeter?
2 minutes read The execution order of the elements in an Apache JMeter performance test plan is very important, it helps understand the timeline of events and how your test will behave. Make sure that you understand every JMeter element before adding it to your test plan, this will help create faster performance tests and not jump into… Read more »
What is the Purpose of Load Testing?
2 minutes read First goal of load testing is “do not lose customers”, the second goal of load testing is… check the first goal. Leaving movie quotes aside, load testing helps you understand how your application behaves under both normal and peak conditions, and discover what is causing the degradation. But truly, the main goal of load testing… Read more »
How to Record and Run Load Tests with JMeter in the Cloud Chrome Extension
< 1 minute read It’s so easy to record a load test for your website, just add to Chrome Browser the JMeter in the Cloud Chrome Extension and you’ll be able to record and run a load in less than 60 seconds. Let’s have a deeper look how to do this. Steps to Record and Run Load Tests Add… Read more »
Record JMeter Tests Chrome Extension
5 minutes read If you need to run a JMeter Load Test and it’s a burden to download Apache JMeter locally on your machine, open it and manually create your JMeter test file, now there is a much easier way to record browser interactions with JMeter. The LoadFocus | JMeter Load Testing in the Cloud Chrome Extension for… Read more »
How to Build, Schedule and Execute Performance Tests Before Black Friday and Cyber Week
8 minutes read Well into the pandemic and with the E-commerce boom rapidly accelerating due to people needing to stay inside, you’ll need to make sure that your website and mobile applications are performing well under high load for the holiday shopping season and especially for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. We have written a handbook,… Read more »
Where to find the configuration files for JMeter when installed with Homebrew?
< 1 minute read When you choose to install JMeter using Homebrew you may find yourself a bit lost with JMeter configuration files and ask yourself: “What is the location of the configuration files now?” To make it easy for you to find the folders please see below the mapping for the folders in the Standard JMeter vs Homebrew… Read more »