Why you should let Amazon take the strain
While Amazon Web Services is not the miracle elixir to cure all hosting and capacity ailments, there are a lot of good reasons to use AWS.The post Why you should let Amazon take the strain appeared...
View ArticleStart thinking about performance during development
Why should you care about performance when developing an application? Because performance matters as much as functionality.The post Start thinking about performance during development appeared first on...
View ArticleIt’s not just about being the fastest…
As techies, we often find pleasure in setting arbitrary performance targets and working towards bettering them. But this isn't always what's best ofr the business.The post It’s not just about being the...
View ArticleWant better application performance? Lookup, don’t search
In terms of application performance, creating lookups for data is much better than searching for it each time, as Kelvin Craig demonstrates.The post Want better application performance? Lookup, don’t...
View ArticleThe Bricks and Mortar of Performance Culture – some practical ideas
While attending the Scale Summit, Larry Haig ran a session on practical strategies for developing a performance culture. What does it take to get a business to buy in to the idea that performance...
View ArticleExecuting Gatling tests from Node.js
Andy has been exploring an open source load testing tool, Gatling, and figuring out how to execute tests from Node.js.The post Executing Gatling tests from Node.js appeared first on Performance by...
View ArticleGetting started in Web Performance
How do you get started in Web Performance? It's all about knowledge and experience.The post Getting started in Web Performance appeared first on Performance by Design.
View Article10 Points to Consider When Choosing a Real User Monitoring Tool
Tools enabling Real User Monitoring, or RUM (also known as End User Experience, or EUE, and some similar things) have proliferated hugely over the last 10 years, to the point there are now countless...
View ArticleHow (and why) to move performance testing earlier in the development cycle...
Andy recently attended the WOPR22 conference in Malmo. This focussed on discussions around how to move performance testing earlier in the process.The post How (and why) to move performance testing...
View ArticleTest for Performance Early (and with realistic data) in Agile
Kelvin Craig uses a database selection example to describe how considering every aspect of your software projects from a performance perspective, as early in the lifecycle as possible, is...
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