Summary

As shown in this chapter, performance testing is a necessary task to understand the limits of an application. Latency, throughput, and utilization help to quantify the performance of an application. Analysis of the metrics behind these concepts helps you draw conclusions about the software and hardware performance bottlenecks. The ACT tool provides a means to test, capture, and analyze performance metrics of an ASP.NET application. Its statistical and graphical features help summarize and organize the test run results. The Test object model provides an object-based interface for creating dynamic test scripts to further enhance the available scope of the tests. With the Test object model, you can script performance and functional tests and repeat them under configurable conditions. With its features, ACT is a welcome addition to any developer's performance toolset.