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Learning about Performance Testing with JMeter

What is Performance Testing? It is a process of determining the speed, responsiveness, and stability of a computer, software application, network or device under a workload. Why is so important Performance Testing nowadays? Currently, there are many people connected to the Internet, so most of the software applications should be able to support huge users traffic.  An organization can also use performance testing as a diagnostic aid to locate computing or communications bottlenecks within a system. What is Apache JMeter? There are many tools to do performance testing,  but the most famous framework is JMeter . It is an open source software, a 100% pure Java application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. Ones of its features are: Ability to load and performance test to many different applications/server/protocol types (HTTPS, SOAP/RES, databases, LDAP, shell, FTP, TCP) IDE to do recordings CLI mode Full multi...

ISTQB Foundation Level Summary

What is the ISTQB? The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a software testing qualification certification organization that operates internationally. Founded in Edinburgh in November 2002, ISTQB is a non-profit association legally registered in Belgium. Fundamentals  Testing  What is  testing ? Systematic exploration of a component or system with the main aim of looking for and reporting defects. It's software exercising process to verify that it satisfies specified requirements and detect faults. What should have a tester? Curiosity, professional pessimism, critical eye, attention to details, good communication with developers and error guessing. Why important the testing   is ? The bugs can cause loss of: money, reputation, time and loss of life. Testing system and documentation can help to reduce the risk of problems occurring during operation and contribute to the quality of the software system. Why...