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.
Recent PostsI 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...
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/...
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 ...
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...
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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 ...
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ChrisScott 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.
A Long Time FanScott 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!
MattIf 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!
Anna JonsonScott, 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.
CindyOmg, this is a coincidence. My next term is about testing. Ashame that most things only apply for the US
Ben SimoScott 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
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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...
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