Here is an example of a JMeter + WebDriver test written in JavaScript.  JMeter uses the Java WebDriver. This is a bridge between Javascript and you are scripting java – http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/functions.html#__javaScript In JMeter the driver is passed into the test. WDS object passed in Specifically we are provided an object called WDS with the following properties.  (from the docs).   Take special notice of WDS.browser as this is the WebDriver we use to drive our test. WDS.nameRead More →

Here is an example of a JMeter + WebDriver test written in Java.  Comments in-line. In JMeter the driver is passed into the test. WDS object passed in Specifically we are provided an object called WDS with the following properties.  (from the docs).   Take special notice of WDS.browser as this is the WebDriver we use to drive our test. WDS.name – is the value provided in the Name field (above). WDS.parameters – is the value providedRead More →

#AWS Heads Up – Longer #EC2 and EBS Resource IDs Coming Next Year – https://t.co/yKX8sQ9chT (check your code & schemas now) — Jeff Barr (@jeffbarr) November 4, 2015 Inconceivable! We need to do this given how fast AWS is continuing to grow; we will start to run low on IDs for certain EC2 and EBS resources within a year or so. It is amazing to see how fast the transformation and growth is happening from datacenterRead More →

AWS released an updated to test resource-level permissions using the IAM Policy Simulator and APIs to support this.  We thought this would be a great capability making it easier to validate the connection between your AWS Cloud and RedLine13. Step 1 : Setup your Key This is documented in the entry Linking Accounts Setup or directly in line [https://www.redline13.com/AWS/Keys] while configuring your keys. Step 2. Click Validate Policy Step 3. Validate Results We will call out anything improperly configuredRead More →

This tweet by Tobias Baldauf pointing out the change in time to first byte from the HTTP Archive Data peaked my interest.  In this thread would like to open up the data to everyone and put a few ideas on why this decline for “Time to First Byte”.   (Here is a side-bar post on the great data made available via HTTP Archive. Learn More About HTTP Archive) Time To First Byte (TTFB) worsened by ~0.5s for the topRead More →

The HTTPArchive has a mission of recording the performance information and makeup of the web. In addition to the content of web pages, it’s important to record how this digitized content is constructed and served. The HTTP Archive provides this record. It is a permanent repository of web performance information such as size of pages, failed requests, and technologies utilized. This performance information allows us to see trends in how the Web is built and providesRead More →

Summary from LocationTech & GeoPhilly present: 2015 Geo Open Source Meetup LocationTech & GeoPhilly present: 2015 Geo Open Source Meetup Thursday, Oct 8, 2015, 6:00 PM Quorum at the University City Science Center3711 Market Street, Floor 8 Philadelphia, PA 139 Mappers Went Philadelphia’s third annual LocationTech event is an evening speaker series featuring technical talks on the convergence of open source and geospatial. This is presented by GeoPhilly and hosted by Azavea.  This event follows the JS.GeoRead More →

Through out Werner Vogels AWS re:Invent keynote speech he injects some laws that come from different industries.  Their reach has become impactful to technology and are worth a quick recap. Werner’s philosophical review of Laws and Application to Cloud #1 Lucas Critique “It is naive to try to predict the effects of a change entirely on the basis of relationships observed in historical data” The future is always changing and the data is growing, we will continue toRead More →

Condensed Summary New white paper – Well Architected Framework New Services Amazon Kinesis Analytics New instance types X1 (Haswell processors) and T2.nano Real world : Coursera and micro-services EC2 Container Registry (Store and Launch Instances From) AWS Lambda Update since last year Cloud Formation, Integrations, Java, Mobile , API Gateway VPC, 5 Minute, Scheduled, Custom Retry Logic Python support AWS Mobile Hub Real world : BMW AWS IoT and MQTT support Real world : John Deere – HowRead More →

As more instances types are required to be started in a VPC we are finding more users fail starting up their first load test because of security configuration.  Previously in the RedLine13 we had two issues when the instance never connects Previous Issues The instance loses knowledge of its shutdown information You would have to manually terminate The RedLine13 UI just sits with the “Waiting” screen Resolution for issues Instances that can not communicate back to redline13 are given aboutRead More →