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Question by ram_nair200: Basic questions in testing web application?
I know this is a very basic question but still I don’t know. I developed a web application and its working fine. Till now I didn’t used any testing tools. I used to test my application manually. I really don’t know how the system will behave if more concurrent users are connected to the system and I also don’t know whether my application is meeting all the standards like performance, CPU utilization etc. These are the following concerns I have.

1) What are the testing tools I can use to test my application?

2) What are main parameters under which I have to test my application?

3) How I will come to know whether report generated by the tool is meeting all the standards. Is there any standard (values) where I can compare my testing report?

4) How to find out the minimum and maximum hardware configuration required for running my application?

Any help would be appreciated.

Best answer:

Answer by Christian D
The best tool to test application are friends, just e-mail them a copy and let them tell you if it have bugs

For performance and all use Windows Task Manager (the one that appears when you click CRTL-ALT-DEL look for your application in Runing process and see the % of CPU its using and how much memory

For the minimum and maximum requierements again, this is when friends once again come in handy, because not all will have the same PC, some will have a different processor, some will have less memory, it youre on your own its just trial an error, USE YOUR FRIENDS!!! THEY HAVE USED YOU ;)

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News in brief
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
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Discover how to deploy with confidence with NeoLoad. NeoLoad, the professional load testing software, provides all the features you’ll need to carry out load tests and analyze the results, all from within a unique and integrated interface. By simulating large numbers of users using an application simultaneously, NeoLoad allows you to analyze both the user response times and your infrastructure’s statistics (database, Web server, network components etc.). NeoLoad supports Flex, Oracle Forms, GWT, AJAX and more. The number of simultaneous users in load tests carried out by Neotys clients using NeoLoad can range from as few as 50 up to, in certain cases, more than 10000! NeoLoad is the only tool to offer such a combination of ease of use and performance. Check out www.neotys.com
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The Art of Application Performance Testing: Help for Programmers and Quality Assurance

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This practical book provides a step-by-step approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before they’re deployed — a vital topic to which other books devote one chapter, if that.

Businesses today live and die by network applications and web services. Because of the increasing complexity of these programs, and the pressure to deploy them quickly, many professionals don’t take the time to ensure that they’ll perform well and scale effectively. The Art of Application Performance Testing explains the complete life cycle of the testing process, and demonstrates best practices to help you plan, gain approval for, coordinate, and conduct performance tests on your applications. With this book, you’ll learn to:

  • Set realistic performance testing goals
  • Implement an effective application performance testing strategy
  • Interpret performance test results
  • Cope with different application technologies and architectures
  • Use automated performance testing tools
  • Test traditional local applications, web-based applications, and web services (SOAs)
  • Recognize and resolves issues that are often overlooked in performance tests

Written by a consultant with 30 years of experience in the IT industry and over 12 years experience with performance testing, this easy-to-read book is illustrated with real-world examples and packed with practical advice. The Art of Application Performance Testing thoroughly explains the pitfalls of an inadequate testing strategy and offers you a robust, structured approach for ensuring that your applications perform well and scale effectively when the need arises.

“Ian has maintained a vendor-agnostic methodology beautifully in this material. The metrics and graphs, along with background information provided in his case studies, eloquently convey to the reader, ‘Methodology above all, tools at your discretion…’ Ian’s expertise shines through throughout the entire reading experience.” — Matt St. Onge, Enterprise Solution Architect, HCL Technologies America / Teradyne

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QVC Earns the Top Spot on Compuware Gomez U.S Retail Mobile Site Performance Index
Gomez, the web performance division of Compuware Corporation NASDAQ:CPWR, today published the results for the September U.S. Retail Mobile Site Performance Index. This Index measures the performance of mobile-specific versions of retail websites for 15 leading retailers across four carrier and device combinations.For September, QVC earned the number one ranking across all 15 retail companies…
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Keynote Systems and OpTier Partner to Deliver End-to-End Business-Centric Application Performance Management Solution …
SAN MATEO, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Keynote Systems and OpTier Partner to Deliver End-to-End Business-Centric Application Performance Management Solution for Web Application Service Assurance
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QVC Earns the Top Spot in Compuware Gomez U.S Retail Mobile Site Performance Index
DETROIT — Gomez, the web performance division of Compuware Corporation , today published the results for the September U.S. Retail Mobile Site Performance Index. This Index measures the performance of mobile-specific versions of retail websites for 15 leading retailers across four carrier and device combinations.
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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 10, 2006

Mentora Group, Inc., a leading application hosting and testing firm, announced today that Dan Downing will be presenting “Open Source Tools for Web Application Performance Testing” at Software Quality Engineering’s STARWEST 2006 conference, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim CA on October 20.

“While commercial products such as Mercury LoadRunner are favored for their broad application support and functionality by large enterprises, many mid-market companies simply can’t justify the cost,” said Dan Downing, Vice President of Testing for Mentora Group. “Products like OpenSTA and JMeter offer excellent alternatives for Web applications. We’ve seen tremendous growth in demand for community-supported OpenSTA, which we use for our value services, and believe we should help broaden its exposure and teach people to use it effectively. The STARWEST conference is an ideal venue to accomplish this.”

“For the past five years, Dan has been a favorite speaker at the STAREAST and STARWEST testing conferences. His presentations have added significantly to the field of performance testing by defining processes for effective load and stress testing. In addition, he explains how to produce compelling presentations of test results. His techniques are applicable both to internally developed applications and third-party systems such as Oracle, SAP and PeopleSoft,” stated Lee Copeland, Senior Consultant at Software Quality Engineering.

Downing adds, “Customers value our business-oriented approach, our cost-effective remote load testing and our unique Performance Profile ReportTM that quantifies the business ability to achieve target workloads with acceptable performance.”

Mentora Group uses OpenSTA for its value eCommerce load testing services and Mercury LoadRunner for its premium performance testing services for .Net, java, WebSphere MQ, EDI and ERP applications. It also offers Web-based training on both LoadRunner and OpenSTA.

For more information on Mentora Group and its services, please visit: www.mentora.com.

About Mentora Group, INC. www.mentora.com


Mentora tests, hosts and manages business applications. We provide software quality and production management solutions across the application change lifecycle. We specialize in performance testing of web applications for eCommerce, eLearning, Donor Management and packaged ERP suites from Oracle and SAP. We host and manage business-critical applications in eCommerce, Healthcare, Insurance and Publishing at Qwest and AT&T data centers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Mentora has offices in Boston and Washington DC, and deliver services nationwide.

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Why Load Testing Only Once in the Application Lifecycle is Not an Effective Strategy
DETROIT — Gomez, the web performance division of Compuware Corporation , today announced a webinar featuring performance testing expert Scott Barber. The webinar titled “Application Performance Testing: From Concept to Gravestone” will look at performance and load testing as integral parts of the application lifecycle.
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Testcover.com Announces Pairwise Testing for State Machines
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Neotys Partners with Everest Technologies to Provide Affordable Load and Stress Testing of Web Applications
Neotys, a leader in easy-to-use, cost effective load testing tools for web applications, today announced that Everest Technologies, a leading IT solutions provider in Ohio, has recently become a Neotys Certified Partner and is using Neotys’ NeoLoad for stress and performance testing of its customer’s large scale web applications including Adobe Flex based applications among others.
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