Here is an example of a JMeter + WebDriver test written in JavaScript.  JMeter uses the Java WebDriver. This is a bridge between Javascript and you are scripting java – http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/functions.html#__javaScript In JMeter the driver is passed into the test. WDS object passed in Specifically we are provided an object called WDS with the following properties.  (from the docs).   Take special notice of WDS.browser as this is the WebDriver we use to drive our test. WDS.nameRead More →

Here is an example of a JMeter + WebDriver test written in Java.  Comments in-line. In JMeter the driver is passed into the test. WDS object passed in Specifically we are provided an object called WDS with the following properties.  (from the docs).   Take special notice of WDS.browser as this is the WebDriver we use to drive our test. WDS.name – is the value provided in the Name field (above). WDS.parameters – is the value providedRead More →

#AWS Heads Up – Longer #EC2 and EBS Resource IDs Coming Next Year – https://t.co/yKX8sQ9chT (check your code & schemas now) — Jeff Barr (@jeffbarr) November 4, 2015 Inconceivable! We need to do this given how fast AWS is continuing to grow; we will start to run low on IDs for certain EC2 and EBS resources within a year or so. It is amazing to see how fast the transformation and growth is happening from datacenterRead More →

AWS released an updated to test resource-level permissions using the IAM Policy Simulator and APIs to support this.  We thought this would be a great capability making it easier to validate the connection between your AWS Cloud and RedLine13. Step 1 : Setup your Key This is documented in the entry Linking Accounts Setup or directly in line [https://www.redline13.com/AWS/Keys] while configuring your keys. Step 2. Click Validate Policy Step 3. Validate Results We will call out anything improperly configuredRead More →

This tweet by Tobias Baldauf pointing out the change in time to first byte from the HTTP Archive Data peaked my interest.  In this thread would like to open up the data to everyone and put a few ideas on why this decline for “Time to First Byte”.   (Here is a side-bar post on the great data made available via HTTP Archive. Learn More About HTTP Archive) Time To First Byte (TTFB) worsened by ~0.5s for the topRead More →

The HTTPArchive has a mission of recording the performance information and makeup of the web. In addition to the content of web pages, it’s important to record how this digitized content is constructed and served. The HTTP Archive provides this record. It is a permanent repository of web performance information such as size of pages, failed requests, and technologies utilized. This performance information allows us to see trends in how the Web is built and providesRead More →