Performance Resources

In this article, we'll learn how to perform a load test on a REST API endpoint using Gatling and JMeter. Read on for more information!

September 5, 2017

by Grigor Avagyan

· 17,530 Views · 3 Likes

Installing Windows 98 on VirtualBox on MacOS

With a blogger's attempt to install Windows 95 on VirtualBox on a MacOS box not ending well, he tries Windows 98 in the same environment. Will he be successful?

August 25, 2017

by Kevin Hooke

· 11,738 Views · 2 Likes

XMPP Load Testing - Advanced Scenarios

Learn about advanced load testing scenarios with JMeter and XMPP, a communication services protocol which can be used for services like HipChat or Slack.

August 24, 2017

by Roman Aladev

· 4,005 Views · 1 Like

XMPP Load Testing - The Ultimate Guide

Learn to setup and perform load testing with the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol and JMeter for improved performance.

August 22, 2017

by Roman Aladev

· 8,516 Views · 3 Likes

10 Tips for an Effective Monitoring Strategy

Learn essential monitoring strategies to gather information on user experience, align metrics with business, and compare performance with competitors.

August 20, 2017

by Dawn Parzych

· 12,910 Views · 5 Likes

Installing Windows 95 on VirtualBox on MacOS

Ever wondered what it'd be like to install Windows 95 these days? Take a trip down memory lane as we walk through installing Windows 95 on VirtualBox on a Mac!

August 19, 2017

by Kevin Hooke

· 8,924 Views · 4 Likes

Microservices Tutorial: Ribbon as a Load Balancer

Learn how to set up Ribbon as a load balancer for microservices with a little background on the different types of load balancing.

August 15, 2017

by Shaamik Mitraa

· 143,930 Views · 27 Likes

Faster PostgreSQL Counting

Analyze the techniques available for different optimization situations in PostgreSQL and see how to parallelize counts in a distributed database.

August 11, 2017

by Joe Nelson

· 29,978 Views · 5 Likes

Composing a Sharded MongoDB Cluster on Docker Containers

Learn about writing a Docker file and cluster initiation scripts that will allow us to deploy a sharded MongoDB cluster on Docker containers.

August 4, 2017

by Ayberk Cansever

· 56,024 Views · 6 Likes

Client, Server, and Tiered Compilation

Particularly useful for pre-Java 8 users, let's explore how to get the best of both Client and Server compiling by using them together.

Updated August 3, 2017

by Grzegorz Mirek

· 21,501 Views · 9 Likes

How to Use Gatling With Maven

Learn all the details of how to integrate the Gatling performance testing framework with a Maven project in this tutorial.

July 31, 2017

by Federico Toledo

· 20,640 Views · 3 Likes

Database Performance Testing With Apache JMeter

Learn how to construct your database performance testing plan with all the most important elements, including a thread group, JDBC request, and summary report.

July 27, 2017

by Rathnadevi Manivannan

· 37,806 Views · 3 Likes

Akka Monitoring: Telemetry OpenTracing

This look at Lightbend's OpenTracing displays how you can monitor and trace your Akka actors and visualize that data with Zipkin or Jaeger.

July 27, 2017

by Hugh McKee

· 9,232 Views · 5 Likes

When Short Methods Pay Off: JIT Inlining

Want a quick guide to see whether your methods are ready for inlining? Here are a couple of easy rules, with a snippet example, to help you out.

Updated July 26, 2017

by Grzegorz Mirek

· 13,014 Views · 9 Likes

What You Need to Know About Debugging Under COBOL’s TEST Compiler Option

We take a look at some recent changes made to the use and format of the TEST compiler option in COBOL, as well as how those changes could affect your debugging practices.

July 21, 2017

by Bob Yee

· 6,228 Views · 1 Like