QA/Execution/Web Testing/Load Testing

Tools

Apache Bench

• AMO load tests

JMeter

• Uses/pros:
  • POSTing repeated and/or random input to a website/application
• Cons:
  • Doesn't do JavaScript on its own (or at all? Just via JSON)
• Sample scripts:
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NetSparker Community Edition

• Uses/pros:
  • Fuzz-testing (first and foremost)
  • Server stress-testing (up to 200requests/second)
• Cons:
  • Community Edition doesn't do authenticated sessions
• Caveat:
  • Unless you're stress-testing (in which case, please let IT/NetOps know ahead of time), then set the throttle to 3 or 4

References

• Open Source Testing's great page on tools