Six open source web application testing tools
If you’re building a web application and have high hopes that it will be used by lots of people, one of the most important things to do before you launch it is to test how it functions under extreme conditions.
The purpose of stress and load testing is simple - find out what happens to your application when it gets “hammered” by simulating lots of usage. When done right, such testing can mimic real-world usage and will yield valuable data.
You’ll find out how your application performs. You’ll often be able to locate performance bottlenecks. And you can better determine what sort of scaling strategy makes sense for your application. Fortunately, there are a number of open source testing tools that enable you to do all of this without spending an arm and a leg.
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