The Evolution of Internet Explorer Driver + Load Testing with SE and Webdriver

Hi everyone, a couple of important updates regarding next week's meetup - we've added a second presentation from BlazeMeter's Itay Mendel, and New Relic has been kind enough to make their meeting space available to us! We'll start with pizza and beverages at 6:30 and presentations will begin around 7pm.

Description

We'll open with Jim's presentation on the evolution of the Internet Explorer Driver: Past, Present and Future.

Next, Itay will present "Who says you can’t run performance tests with Selenium / WebDriver"? He'll discuss how BlazeMeter is using Selenium / Webdriver to run performance tests using JMeter’s webdriver plugin, followed by a live demo using the selenium builder integration.

Both sessions will include time for Q&A and informal discussions at the conclusion.

About the Presenters

Jim Evans, Lead Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce. Jim has had a career in the software industry spanning more than two decades. His experience includes 12 years at Microsoft, 7 years as a Senior QA Engineer at Numara Software (now part of BMC Software), and has been at Salesforce.com since early 2012. He started working with the WebDriver and Selenium since the end of 2009, beginning with the .NET bindings, and rewriting the Internet Explorer driver in late 2010. When he's not hacking code, he enjoys spending time with his family, sampling small-batch bourbon, and performing as a singer and songwriter.

Itay Mendel, Sr. DevOps Engineer, BlazeMeter. Itay joins BlazeMeter as the quintessential DevOps engineer, intertwining the development and operations life-cycle with a focus on the infrastructures of systems and projects. Prior to joining BlazeMeter, Itay was a Sysadmin and DevOps consultant at DevOps Israel, focusing on the development of agile and DevOps methodologies. Itay also spent several years as a programmer and integrator at Bank Hapoalim for CyberArk products designing and developing systems for secure server management. Itay began his career in the Israeli Defense Forces working for five years as a Systems IT/Programmer.