That might work. And explaining what jmeter does as a maximum load test rather than a user test (that's why we have functional tests, right?) could alter the perspective a little.
On 3/20/07, Marc Anthony Winoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How about inserting random timers between samplers? Would that be closer to a real human? I've modified test with random timers of a few seconds to simulate "reading" and "mouse moving and clicking" time. Just for experimentation. Also, I don't think the point is to mimic a real bunch of users. Rather, to simulate a load _beyond_ what you expect. If your application can handle that, then real users are easy. James Hill wrote: > Hi list. I'll try and keep this short. > > I've been using jmeter for a couple of weeks now and while I'm still a > newbie I find it very easy to use - once I got past a couple of > hiccups. I've been building a suite of load tests for a site in > development via proxy recording but the dev lead wants me to test the > pages "as a real world user would" whatever that means. I think what > he's getting at is for me to reassure him (and more importantly the > client) that jmeter will be loading up the server as a bunch of users > would i.e. making page requests that include all the html, css, > images, javascript. Unfortunately what I think his "real user" comment > is getting at is asking "Does jmeter access a site like a user would > i.e. clicking through the links, etc." > > I'm sure it doesn't, but how do I go about telling him that jmeter > does in fact mimic a real world load i.e. pages being requested and > loaded like they would be by users clicking on links? I've been > reading doco but so far haven't come across something I can quote at > him. I think he's nervous jmeter won't actually do what I tell him it > does. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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