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  • Under The Hood: The LoadRunner Compiler

    Posted on March 1, 2005 by Admin

    Note: This article was originally posted on Loadtester.com by Suresh Nageswaran, and has been migrated to the Northway web site to maintain the content online.
    Compilers and interpreters have always interested me. When I started tinkering with LoadRunner’s implementation, the initial motivation was simply to try an get an understanding of the engine under the hood. The idea was to acquire an edge by going from the documented to the undocumented. This approach bears rich dividends with avenues to extending the tool and using Read Entire Entry

  • The Maturity Model for Performance Testing

    Posted on March 1, 2005 by Admin

    Note: This article was originally posted on Loadtester.com, and has been migrated to the Northway web site to maintain the content online.
    I have been studying the maturity model put forth by Mercury around performance testing. Here’s a graphic representation of it.

    I have some thoughts about it, but before I get off on a rant, I thought it was only fair to put some brief points and descriptions around each phase. Obviously, this is borrowed from the CMM model.
    Take a look at some of the qualities below that describe the stages an Read Entire Entry