Daniel Baloche

In today's Internet age, most developers are building Web applications prolifically. As applications move to the Web, it has become increasingly more important to be able to gauge their performance and load capability. Developers must be able to predict how much traffic a Web site will be able to handle and make smart choices on how to design an application so that it can handle a potential blitz of users. But very often Web applications hit their limits and catch companies off-guard. An overloaded Web application is a major problem and often can't be addressed rapidly. Therefore, being prepared and understanding the limits of an application is crucial to its success. At the same time, companies want to get their Web applications up and running as quickly as possible to keep up with competition. The exponential growth of rich Internet applications (RIAs) - including... (more)

Keys to Success When Load Testing Today's Flex Applications

In today’s complex web application world, developers need to test applications that go beyond simple HTTP-based pages. They need to test Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) that incorporate complex technologies like Adobe's Flex. Adobe Flex applications may be different from applications you worked with previously.  With applications that deliver HTML as the user interface, the server does all of the processing. Users simply page back and forth to the server. Flex applications are different. These applications download the Flash client application and run in the browser or on... (more)