4 minutes readAs website traffic increases, it is important to ensure that your website can handle the load. One way to achieve this is through load testing, a process that helps identify bottlenecks and other performance issues. What is a Load Testing Tool? A load testing tool is a software application designed to simulate real-world user traffic… Read more »
2 minutes readKey takeaways A dashboard is only useful if it shows the few numbers you act on. Arrange widgets around a question you ask often rather than around what is available. Review the layout occasionally. Dashboards accumulate widgets nobody reads. As a developer or QA tester, you know how important it is to have all the… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Start with the objective: a target user count and an acceptable response time. Test the journey that makes money before anything else. Run a small test first to validate the setup, then scale up. Here are some easy steps to follow in order to sucessfully do a load testing session for your newly… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Token acquisition should sit outside the measured path so you test the service, not the identity provider. Model expiry and refresh, because a run that never refreshes is not production-like. Watch for rate limits on the token endpoint, which cap concurrency before your API does. LoadFocus now provides easy testing for services that… Read more »
7 minutes readKey takeaways Response time alone hides the problem. Track throughput, error rate and resource use alongside it. Percentiles tell you what users actually experience; averages hide the slow tail. Decide which metrics matter before the test runs, or you will rationalise whatever the run produced. During crucial performance testing session we need to monitor and… Read more »
2 minutes readPerformance testing is a generic term that refers to testing how an application behaves under load. Performance testing should be done continuously not just on specific milestones, as this brings benefits related to: how the performance improves/degrades during the releases can be a very early indicator that something has gone wrong that might really affect… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Users judge speed in the first couple of seconds, and most sites lose them there. Slowness is usually a handful of large assets rather than a systemic problem. Measure before assuming; the obvious culprit is often not the cause. Have you ever entered a website and realized how slow things move, you just… Read more »
