Performance testing

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Performance testing


It’s a type of testing, performed to check how application or software performs under workload in terms of responsiveness and stability. The Performance Test goal is to identify and remove performance bottlenecks from an application. This test is mainly performed to check whether the software meets the expected requirements for application speed, scalability, and stability.


Apache JMeter™


Apache JMeter may be used to test performance both on static and dynamic resources, Web dynamic applications. It can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, group of servers, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types. Apache JMeter features include:

Ability to load and performance test many different applications/server/protocol types:

Web - HTTP, HTTPS (Java, NodeJS, PHP, ASP.NET, …)

SOAP / REST Webservices, FTP

Database via JDBC, LDAP, Message-oriented middleware (MOM) via JMS, Mail - SMTP(S), POP3(S) and IMAP(S), Native commands or shell scripts, TCP

How do I install jmeter on a Mac?

brew install jmeter

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