Pro Apache JMeter: Web Application Performance Testing

Quickly ramp up your practical knowledge of Apache JMeter for software performance testing and focus on actual business problems. This step-by-step guide covers what you will need to know to write and execute test scripts, and verify the results.

Pro Apache JMeter covers almost every aspect of Apache JMeter in detail and includes helpful screenshots and a case study. A performance primer chapter provides a high-level summary of terms used in performance testing on a day-to-day basis that also is useful for non-technical readers.

A sample web application Digital Toys has been developed and test scripts are provided for you to try while progressing through the chapters.

What You’ll Learn

• Create and execute an Apache JMeter test plan
• Interpret the results of your test plan
• Understand distributed testing using Apache JMeter
• Use Apache JMeter advanced features such as JDBC, REST, FTP, AJAX, SOAP, and mobile performance testing
• Read a sample case study covering end-to-end planning and execution of a performance testing project
• Generate and analyze a performance dashboard

Who This Book Is For

Software performance testing professionals, quality assurance professionals, architects, engineers, project managers, product managers

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Foundation
Chapter 2: Performance Testing Primer
Chapter 3: Your First JMeter Test
Chapter 4: JMeter Test Script Recorder
Chapter 5: JMeter Test Plan Components
Chapter 6: Distributed Testing
Chapter 7: JMeter Best Practices
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting JMeter
Chapter 9: JMeter Plugins
Chapter 10: JMeter Recipes
Chapter 11: Case Study: Digital Toys Inc.
Chapter 12: Performance Dashboard
Chapter 13: Appendix A: Setting Up JMeter
Chapter 14: Appendix B: Setting Up Digital Toys Inc.