Wellington .NET User Group

Load Testing with Visual Studio Ultimate

November 28, 2012 · 6:00 PM
Inov8 Ltd

How many requests a second can IIS handle? And your application? What exact hardware would you add if your current project had to quadruple its user load? Ever rethought your hosting requirements after seeing a pricing sheet?

Maybe those are all bordering on trick questions - But let’s have a look at the load testing tools provided in Visual Studio Ultimate to get a foothold. They do a great job of assisting test creation, exposing and managing useful parameters and showing real time feedback during the test.
We’ll create both a recorded and coded test, discuss planning a test, watch performance counters at work, and discuss some lessons learnt. Load testing can have a long tail of options, but the right tools & planning can make it achievable and insightful.

And hopefully we can break an application.

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Stephen

For anyone that is interested, there is a Wellington Code Retreat on Saturday, December 8. A good chance to sharpen the saw and try something a bit different. Bevan, could you give a plug at the meeting please (sorry I can't make this one). Thanks. Details here:

www.meetup.com/kiwi-code-retreat/events/90182862/

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