How To

Writing Threaded Applications in Jython

Jython is a popular object oriented scripting language among software developers, QA technicians, and IT managers. It is also the scripting language in TestMaker and TestNetwork. In this article, Frank Cohen looks at Jython's ability to construct threaded multi-tasking software, shows the best practice to build scalable and thread-safe code, and points out how to avoid common mistakes and misunderstandings.

XSTest - turning functional tests into load tests

XSTest is an object framework that takes functional test agent scripts created in TestMaker and runs them as load tests to understand the scalability of a Web-enabled application.

The Scalability Index

Frank Cohen shows how to evaluate scalability and performance of an information system through a series of charts called The Scalability Index.

How To Walk A Directory Tree in Jython

In this article, Frank Cohen shows how to write a Jython script to walk through the contents of a nested set of file directories.

Using Cookies With The HTTPProtocolHandler

Shows how to use commands to set custom cookie values when using the TestMaker HTTP protocol handler objects.

Web Test Using Record/Playback

This article shows how to build a test in PushToTest TestMaker and TestGen4Web in minutes. This article then shows the tremendous power to repurpose the test as a load and performance test and a business service monitor with no extra coding.