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Performance Testing with JMeter, 2nd Edition

By : Erinle
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Performance Testing with JMeter, 2nd Edition

By: Erinle

Overview of this book

This book is great for developers, quality assurance engineers, testers, and test managers new to Apache JMeter, or those who are looking to get a good grounding in how to effectively use and become proficient with JMeter. No prior testing experience is required.

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Performance Testing with JMeter, 2nd Edition
Erinle
Apr, 2015 | 164 pages
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Table of Contents (9 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
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1. Performance Testing Fundamentals
1. Performance Testing Fundamentals
The incident
The aftermath
Performance testing
Performance testing and tuning
JMeter to the rescue
Up and running with JMeter
Summary
2
2. Recording Your First Test
2. Recording Your First Test
Configuring the JMeter HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder
Setting up your browser to use the proxy server
Anatomy of a JMeter test
Summary
3
3. Submitting Forms
3. Submitting Forms
Capturing simple forms
Summary
4
4. Managing Sessions
4. Managing Sessions
Managing sessions with cookies
Managing sessions with URL rewriting
Summary
5
5. Resource Monitoring
5. Resource Monitoring
Basic server monitoring
Monitoring the server with a JMeter plugin
Summary
6
6. Distributed Testing
6. Distributed Testing
Remote testing with JMeter
Leveraging the cloud for distributed testing
Using cloud services
Summary
7
7. Helpful Tips
7. Helpful Tips
JMeter properties and variables
JMeter functions
The Regular Expression tester
The debug sampler
Using timers in your test plan
The JDBC Request sampler
Using a MongoDB Sampler
A Dummy Sampler
The JSON Path Extractor element
Handling RESTful web services
Summary
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Index
Index

Chapter 1. Performance Testing Fundamentals

 

Software performance testing is used to determine the speed or effectiveness of a computer, network, software program or device. This process can involve quantitative tests done in a lab, such as measuring the response time or the number of MIPS (millions of instructions per second) at which a system functions.

 
 --Wikipedia

Let's consider a case study. Baysoft Training Inc. is an emerging start-up company focused on redefining how software will help to get more people trained in various fields in the IT industry. The company achieves this goal by providing a suite of products, including online courses, on-site training, and off-site training. As such, one of their flagship products TrainBot, a web-based application is focused solely on registering individuals for courses of interest that will aid them in attaining career goals. Once registered, the client can then go on to take a series of interactive online courses.

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