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The Art of Application Performance Testing: From Strategy to Tools
Because performance is paramount today, this thoroughly updated guide shows you how to test mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before you deploy them―whether it’s to the cloud or a mobile device. You’ll learn the complete testing process lifecycle step-by-step, along with best practices to plan, coordinate, and conduct performance tests on your applications.
255 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2008
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September 22, 2012
This is one of those tech readings that give you a necessary minimum to get you going with decent level of confidence. I can surely say - I wish I had this book on my shelf before my first dive into performance testing realm. Author does a good job of making things clear from the start - setting a structure, priorities, and following those throughout the entire reading.
The book would be useful to those aspiring to performance testing, taking them through the entire adventure - what to start with, things to watch out for, common mistakes, and some of the best practices. Those who already had a taste of performance testing would find this book as a pretty thorough checklist that's always nice to have.
The book would be useful to those aspiring to performance testing, taking them through the entire adventure - what to start with, things to watch out for, common mistakes, and some of the best practices. Those who already had a taste of performance testing would find this book as a pretty thorough checklist that's always nice to have.
July 23, 2022
The first half of the book provides a good overall approach and strategy with ample for you to consider for a performance test process. Much of this will likely be known to someone experienced in the field, but it is a useful recap.
The second half of the book was really just lists upon lists of things to do and consider, often repeating what has come before. This section is somewhat dated too, with coverage of technology stacks contemporary development has mostly abandoned. In the end I merely skimmed the final 60 pages or so.
The second half of the book was really just lists upon lists of things to do and consider, often repeating what has come before. This section is somewhat dated too, with coverage of technology stacks contemporary development has mostly abandoned. In the end I merely skimmed the final 60 pages or so.
October 7, 2018
informative and simple
August 9, 2021
By all standards, this may be a short book, but it was also boring and -- from a technical perspective -- not all that interesting, to be honest.
February 17, 2017
Especially if you have some knowledge and need a list of pitfalls and complexity that might not be considered.
April 22, 2009
Designed for initiation of a performance testing program. Discussion of maintaining an existing program or working with a performance test group on a per-project basis would have extended the appeal. This would involve determining project owner acceptability of performance failure (mirroring comments on p. 5), indicating performance test options for projects (p. 39), involving performance engineers during project scoping and estimation (p. 55), and release considerations based on KPIs (p. 86).
August 17, 2011
Designed for initiation of a performance testing program. Discussion of maintaining an existing program or working with a performance test group on a per-project basis would have extended the appeal. This would involve determining project owner acceptability of performance failure (mirroring comments on p. 5), indicating performance test options for projects (p. 39), involving performance engineers during project scoping and estimation (p. 55), and release considerations based on KPIs (p. 86).
December 4, 2019
Aunque se que es medio dificil cubrir todo el universo que son las pruebas de carga, el libro de Ian esta bien explicado en los temas que alcanzó a cubrir sin entrar demasiado en tecnicismos muy profundos.
Tiene una forma clara de explicar muchas cosas que debo admitir me abrio los ojos en un par de temas mas que no tenia presentes. Lo que si me sigue dando un poco de ruido es usar intercambiable la palabra performance con load... pero a veces es inevitable.
Este libro es crucial para cualquier ingeniero de performance aspirante o veterano.
Recomendadisimo!
Tiene una forma clara de explicar muchas cosas que debo admitir me abrio los ojos en un par de temas mas que no tenia presentes. Lo que si me sigue dando un poco de ruido es usar intercambiable la palabra performance con load... pero a veces es inevitable.
Este libro es crucial para cualquier ingeniero de performance aspirante o veterano.
Recomendadisimo!
April 5, 2023
Wonderful book for getting an initial overview of performance testing. The reader will find the whole bunch of information on how to plan, prepare, execute performance tests for almost any kind of application and technology. The author gives us the main ideas - not the tutorials about specific tool.
August 3, 2018
As a performance tester, I thought that some of its content was interesting and useful; however, the types of testing I do is very different from what is covered in this work. I recommend it, but think that you particularly need to be testing (web) applications to gain the most benefit.
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(see http://elegantc.blogspot.com/2018/07/...)
February 6, 2019
Lots of words, little substance. At some point, when I realized I'd read 50 pages with not a single highlight I started skimming rapidly. I was looking for some clever ideas on how to do performance testing, but I found nothing interesting. It wasn't clear to me what type of systems the author had built to make them credible on this topic. No dice... disappointed from the intriguing title.
November 18, 2015
This book does not lay out a step by step testing strategy instead it tells you in lots of different ways that you need to plan and consider that testing will be more complex than you expect. I found no useful information in this book.
September 14, 2012
Sadly it's hard to find anything good written about performance testing. This short book is a good primer for anyone looking for the basics on performance testing.
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August 28, 2021A good introduction to performance testing. This helped me appreciate the domain of performance testing and make choices as to where I want to start in this area.
February 13, 2013
I liked the book. It deals with the fundamentals of Performance testing. It explained the process also described the things to be considered before starting the test.
January 19, 2020
I want to reed this book.
December 19, 2013
A very fine introduction to the subject matter. Contains a number of handy checklists that should very useful at the start of any performance testing project.
January 2, 2014
A good book on non-functional testing. It covers the full test cycle from planning to analyzis and introduce the reader to best practices, useful check lists and examples of what might go wrong.
July 16, 2014
un poco desactualizado en tecnologías, pero muy bueno en las prácticas. Espero tener las nueva edición pronto.
July 2, 2015
Really amazing introduction to performance testing. If you want to start working with performance testing, I definitely recommend to read this book before studying about specific tools.
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