Well, those are all good thoughts, Celeste, and surely helpful to many. But
my point wasn't "what do we do if the bosses don't listen" so much as "why
aren't we pushing testing (especially load testing) more". I think there's a
sense in many that it's not important, or it's too difficult, etc.

While it's true that many sites may not get thousands (or tens of thousands)
of hits in a day, it's reasonable for one getting just hundreds to get
several at once, and there are clearly issues (like the one that touched off
this thread) that may be triggered with just such a low level of load.

If I seem to be on a bit of a bandwagon for load testing, even for "smaller
shops", I am. And as has been pointed out, cost of tools isn't really the
issue. I'm curious for the kinds of arguments against it that have either
kept people from pursuing it or, even in the face of these assertions of the
low costs and good benefits, why they would still say "nah, not going to
bother".

/charlie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haseltine, Celeste [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:55 AM
> To: JRun-Talk
> Subject: RE: load testing (was RE: Difficult To Reproduce Session Issue)
>
>
> Charlie,
>
> I just try to point out the business cases for testing.  With many
> owners/managers, it comes down to money and time, with time also being
> related to money.  As a professional, I ALWAYS write up my
> business case in
> a 1 page summary, which hits the highlights as to why ANY
> software product,
> internet or otherwise, should be tested.

<snip>

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