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Playwright Test Tags Guide

· 4 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

Playwright Test is a powerful, well thought out test framework that helps you streamline and enhance your testing workflows. The Playwright team has carefully thought about various workflows related to software development and testing which makes it one of the best options out there. In this post we'll go over it's useful tags feature that make tests more organized, flexible, and efficient.

Playwright Test Annotations Guide

· 6 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

Playwright Test is a powerful, well thought out test framework that helps you streamline and enhance your testing workflows. The Playwright team has carefully thought about various workflows related to software development and testing which makes it one of the best options out there. In this post we'll go over it's useful annotations feature that make tests more organized, flexible, and efficient.

Top 4 Load Testing Tools in 2024

· 4 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

In this blog post we review the latest in the open source load testing scene and come up with a top 4 open-source load testing tools of 2024 list. Read on to see which tools made the cut. Note that this doesn't include functional testing tools like Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium which can also be used to run load tests with the help of an orchastration platform like Testable.

Top 3 Options for Website Streaming in 2024

· 4 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

In the realm of real-time web applications, efficient, bidirectional communication between the client and server is crucial. This is especially true for applications requiring live content updates, such as chat applications, live sports updates, stock trading platforms, and more. Three popular technologies that facilitate this kind of communication are WebSockets, Socket.IO, and SockJS. Each comes with its unique features and use cases so in this blog post, we'll explore the differences to help you make an informed decision for your website streaming needs.

Playwright Test vs. Playwright Library

· 4 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

Playwright enables reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps. Playwright provides two main tools: the Playwright Library for browser automation tasks and Playwright Test for end-to-end testing. While both tools leverage the same underlying technology, they serve distinct purposes and come with their unique set of features. In this blog post, we delve into a detailed comparison between Playwright Test and the Playwright Library, complete with practical code examples to showcase their capabilities.

JMeter Reporting Options

· 4 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

Introduction

As a widely-used open-source load testing tool, Apache JMeter provides several reporting options that enable users to analyze and visualize the performance of their applications. From simple graphical representations to more advanced, interactive visualizations, JMeter's reporting options cater to the diverse needs of testers. In this blog post, we will explore the various reporting options available in JMeter, and guide you through selecting the most suitable reporting method for your requirements.

Locust Load Shapes

· 5 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

Locust.io is a popular Python based open-source load testing tool that allows developers to simulate user traffic on their websites or applications.

Locust comes with several parameters to let you shape the amount of load it produces. It also gives you the ability to customize load shapes, which enables developers to create more realistic test scenarios for many use cases.

In this post, we will explore all of these options and look at some examples using tests run with Locust on the Testable platform.

JMeter Module Controller

· 3 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

JMeter is a powerful tool for load testing and performance measurement. One of the often overlooked features of JMeter is the Module Controller, which allows you to organize your test plan into reusable modules. In this blog post, we will explore how to use the Module Controller and how it can make your test plan more readable and reusable.

JMeter Controller Options

· 5 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

JMeter is a popular open-source performance testing tool used by software testers and developers to test the performance and functionality of web applications. In this blog post, we will discuss the different types of JMeter controllers and their uses.

Controllers are an important feature of JMeter that helps you simulate complex user flows through your application.

Be on the look out for additional blog posts where we go deeper into each controller option.

JMeter Transaction Controller

· 3 min read
Avi Stramer
Founder, Testable

JMeter is a popular open-source performance testing tool used by software testers and developers to test the performance and functionality of web applications. One of the essential but often overlooked features of JMeter is the Transaction Controller. In this blog post, we will discuss what the JMeter Transaction Controller is, how it works, why someone would use it, and show an example.