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Software Performance Testing

http://www.perftestplus.com/scott_blog.php

This blog is where Scott Barber shares his thoughts, ruminations and experiences related to performance and software testing. Scott is an internationally recognized expert in software performance testing, Chief Technologist of PerfTestPlus, Executive Director of the Association for Software Testing and Co-Founder of the Workshop on Performance and Reliability.

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  • Testing vs. Checking ... my 2 cents.

    Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 01:10

    I was pleased to see Michael Bolton's series on Testing vs. Checking. If you haven't been following, what I consider to be the central thread of the topic (and the unfortunately inevitable fallout that seems to happen in "testerland" almost any time...

  • Thorkil Sonne: Recruit Autistics

    Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 21:25

    Wired.com ran their smart list today. If you aren't familiar with it or don't care, at least check out the great press fellow software tester, entrepreneur, and social innovator Thorkil Sonne is getting for Specialisterne here: http://www.wired.com/...

  • Attention Vendors and Service Providers

    Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 02:35

     The 4th Annual Conference of the Association of Software Testing (CAST) 2009 Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 13-16, 2009 Serving Our Stakeholders If your company sells tools, training, or services related to software testing, CAST is the ...

  • CAST 2009 Early Bird Rates Extended until May 1

    Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 00:42

    The 4th Annual Conference of the Association of Software Testing (CAST) 2009 Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 13-16, 2009 Serving Our Stakeholders Opening Keynote by: Dr. Jonathan Koomey Closing Keynote by: Robert Sabourin & Tim Coulter Invi...

  • A misleading benchmark...

    Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 22:13

    No further commentary needed. -- Scott Barber President & Chief Technologist, PerfTestPlus, Inc....

  • Thoughts on Performance Testing w/o "Tools"

    Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 14:30

    I was recently asked the following question via the "Ask The Expert" feature of SearchSoftwareQuality.com. How can we conduct performance testing, stress testing, and load testing of a Web application manually without using any tools? My commentary ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.86 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.

5 stars Prem

Very good article, i really like it. I am doing a bit on research about Performance Testing and i found also macrotesting www.macrotesting.com to be very good source.

Thanks for your article...

Regards,
Prem

Posted: June 22nd, 2009 | Report This Comment

5 stars Chris

Scott was recently brought in to train my team in how to improve our performance testing practices. While his blog and website are fabulous sources of information, interacting with him in person is even better.

In my opinion, Scott is one of the few true experts in the field of software testing.

Posted: September 14th, 2007 | Report This Comment

5 stars A Long Time Fan

Scott is by far the most knowledgeable performance tester out there... or at least the most knowledgeable performance tester who is taking the time and effort to make their knowledge available to the public.

Keep the content coming Scott!

Posted: August 20th, 2007 | Report This Comment

5 stars Matt

If only I had found this blog (and associated website) sooner! My performance testing projects have gone so much better since I've had this material at my fingertips!

Posted: August 18th, 2007 | Report This Comment

myhints

5 stars Anna Jonson

Scott, I'm delighted you've noticed my blog. Funny enough, I've actually have had some experience related to software testing, consulting agile development and testing teams. It's a great surprise that you -- industry expert -- have stumbled upon my blog.

I would say that getting good performance testers on board is a tricky part in building a team because this kind of testing requires highly developed analytical and technical skills besides creativity, perseverance and diligence usually expected from a tester (as least a good one).

Have a good luck! Looking forward to reading more from you.

Posted: July 30th, 2007 | More Reviews From myhints | Report This Comment

ElArmana

4 stars Cindy

Omg, this is a coincidence. My next term is about testing. Ashame that most things only apply for the US

Posted: July 30th, 2007 | More Reviews From ElArmana | Report This Comment

joebensimo

5 stars Ben Simo

Scott is the best and brightest performance testers around. Scott exudes knowledge and enthusiasm. His articles, classes, and advice are always insightful and help point me to what really matters in performance testing.

Ben Simo
QualityFrog.com

Posted: May 31st, 2007 | More Reviews From joebensimo | Report This Comment

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