An Introductory Guide to Web Performance Testing
From a very young age, we have all been exposed to a lot of waiting times. As kids, we must wait our turn to hit the piñata during birthday parties. As adults, we face queues everywhere, from paying for groceries to buying the latest phone…
Performance Testing of a Socket.IO Application
If you’re going through the experience of trying to do a performance test with systems that use the Socket.IO library, one of the best ways is to use Locust, Taurus, and BlazeMeter. To learn more about this topic, read this article by December Labs, one…
Preparing Your Performance Testing for 2023: 5 Challenges and Solutions
The technological and digital transformation boom of 2022 encouraged enterprises and startups to accelerate their development velocity. Consumers demanded more applications within shorter timeframes and of higher quality. What are the performance testing challenges for 2023? Find out everything in this BlazeRunner article. By Sesha…
WOPR29 is already here!
What will be the importance of performance testing in 5 years? The prestigious performance testing event WOPR29 is in full swing in Montevideo, and we interviewed a panel of experts to talk about this topic. They are Roger Abelenda, Andréi Guchin, Sofia Palamarchuk, Paul Holland,…
How to Run Performance Testing on Mobile Apps
Should mobile applications always be tested for performance? How to do it? What are the benefits of Apptim in this regard? These questions and more will be addressed in this article, with interviews with Sofia Palamarchuk, Matias Reina, Fabián Baptista, and Andréi Guchín. The article…
Sustainable Software Engineering Through Performance Testing
The optimization of performance testing can contribute to achieving sustainable software engineering. Why is the digital carbon footprint getting bigger every day? What are the best practices to reduce it? Find out everything in this article, with an interview with Mercedes Quintero, Federico Toledo, and…
A Look at WOPR’s History From Within
How was the Workshop on Performance and Reliability (WOPR) born? What is the vision behind it? Find out in this article, featuring Eric Proegler and Paul Holland. By Natalie Rodgers WOPR is still making significant contributions even after 29 editions. The first one was held…
Quality Sense Conf, an Event that Opens Up New Opportunities
How is Quality Sense Conf related to the podcast of the same name? Why is it relevant to generate instances of exchange? What is the importance of having a diversity of speakers? Find out the answers in this article. Also, find out who our sponsors…
What is the Importance of Performance Testing in the Current and Global Situation?
WOPR29 is coming and we wonder: how does the current and global situation affects performance testing? And how does it help to overcome historical moments? Let’s find out in this article, with the opinions of Matías Reina, Roger Abelenda, and Paz de Soto, as part…
The Powerful Impact of WOPR in Uruguay, in First Person
Gustavo Vázquez was one of the first Latins to participate in WOPR, which opened a window that would eventually imply new horizons and opportunities for Uruguay, for the entire region, and the very growth of the IT industry. Hosted by Abstracta, this year the workshop…
From Functional Tester to Performance Tester
Alejandro Aires is a young Uruguayan who one day discovered his passion for software testing. He started as a functional tester and then decided to turn to performance testing. Today we tell you all about his journey, with answers for anybody who is starting their…
Differences Between Functional and Non-Functional Testing
Both types of testing are necessary for the creation of quality software. In this article, we focus on their differences in order to achieve a thorough understanding of these issues. This time, with an interview with Alejandro Aires. By Natalie Rodgers WOPR29 is just around…
Best Continuous Performance Testing Practices
What practices are relevant in continuous performance testing today? We talked about this with an expert panel made up of Roger Abelenda, Andréi Guchin, Sofia Palamarchuk, Paul Holland, Andy Hohenner, and Eric Proegler. By Natalie Rodgers Two important Software Testing conferences will take place in…
JMeter DSL, the Story of Abstracta’s Latest Innovation in Software Testing
How was JMeter DSL born? What is its contribution to the IT industry? Why is this software testing innovation so important? What is expected from it? Find out all about the history of JMeter DSL, Abstracta’s latest software testing innovation, led by Roger Abelenda. By…
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