Best Way to Load Test a Web Server

Charris Herrera Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Web server load testing is a very well-known process in performance testing. By testing your web server, you can pinpoint performance bottlenecks and improve your server performance. But what is the best way to load test a server? In this article, you will learn about: General overview of web server load testing How to effectively perform load testing Load limits …

The Ultimate List of C# Tools: IDEs, Profilers, Automation Tools, and More

Charris Herrera Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

C# is a widely used programming language in enterprises, especially for those that are heavily Microsoft-dependent. This language comprises a lot of tools with individual strengths. Here, we list C# tools for IDEs, profilers, automation tools, and more. If you build apps using C#, you most likely use Visual Studio and have explored some of its extensions to supercharge your …

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Top Java Software Errors: 50 Common Java Errors and How to Avoid Them

Stackify Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources, Insights for Dev Managers

Imagine, you are developing Java software and suddenly you encounter an error? Where could you have possibly gone wrong? There are many types of errors that you will encounter while developing Java software, but most are avoidable. Some errors are minor lapses when writing codes but that is very much mendable. If you have an error monitoring tool such as …

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Tips for Application Troubleshooting

Iryne Somera Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

It is easier to perform application troubleshooting when you know that protocols are in place. For instance, knowing the core features of the application and how the application functions is already a standard. Also, you’ll need to expand the coverage like the requirements of Quality of Service (QoS). Does the application need real-time performance or does it need to move …

How to Monitor Server Performance

Jason Chow Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Server monitoring is important for optimum server performance to ensure no disruptions to your business. However, server performance monitoring can be dispersed and complex.  Keeping an eye on everything has become an uphill battle. Information on the server allows you to  better understand what went wrong. Tools, like Retrace, that make this uphill battle more streamlined and manageable. Let’s learn how to monitor server …

What is the best way to profile a Java application in eclipse

Lauren Groff Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Java profiling in Eclipse allows you to optimize your code, streamline your application, and better understand your program.  When profiling your application using a line-level analysis, you can reveal the slowest line within a sluggish piece of code, helping you efficiently troubleshoot problems. There are a variety of platforms for profiling Java eclipse. Eclipse is a popular software and is …

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Python Garbage Collection: What It Is and How It Works

Alex DeBrie Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Python is one of the most popular programming languages and its usage continues to grow. It ranked third in the TIOBE language of the year in 2021 due to its growth rate. Python’s ease of use and large community have made it a popular fit for data analysis, web applications, and task automation. In this post, we’ll cover the details of garbage …

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How to Optimize Website Performance

Alex Williams Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

In a  2019 study from Milliseconds Make Millions by Fifty-Five and shared on Google’s official blog found several interesting insights on small speed increases. 37 brands qualified for study, after qualitative checks, with speed data measured via Google Lighthouse and aggregated against each brand’s Web analytics. The study targeted four key speed metrics. The results were fed into a Logarithmic …

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How to Optimize JavaScript Performance

Jasmine Miah Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

JavaScript is a common language in mobile and web app development.  Due to its popularity, JavaScript optimization is becoming increasingly necessary for improving application performance.  Let’s learn some of the challenges associated with JavaScript and how to optimize js performance.   Typical js performance challenges There are a number of challenges that can impact JavaScript performance.  Here are common issues associated …

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Why Python cProfile is the Recommended Profiling Interface

Nirav Parmar Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Performance optimization is a basic need for software development. When it comes to optimizing app performance,  tracking frequency, maintaining production, or perpetuation method calls, profilers play a vital role. Learn why Python cProfile is a recommended profiling interface and how it enhances your software performance. Python profiling  has three critical parts including: Definition & explanation; Tools  for a generic app …

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How to Choose the Best Performance Profiling Tools

Charris Herrera Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

You finish writing your code and launch your application. Then, you begin experiencing performance issues. How can you fix this? It doesn’t matter how talented your development team is, every code should always be analyzed, debugged, and reviewed to make it run faster. What you need is a performance profiling tool. In this article, you will learn about performance profiling …

Node.js server monitoring

Node.js Server Monitoring: A How to Guide

Christoph Leitner Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Node.js is one of the most popular Javascript frameworks in 2021. With the increasing demand for Node.js comes the crucial next step of Node.js server monitoring.  The best way to monitor your Node.js server is with an Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tool.  Keep in mind, Node.js server monitoring is a bit of a tricky task, and there are particular challenges …

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How to Optimize Server Performance

Evangeline Reece Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Optimizing server performance is important in supporting end-user requirements.  Using server optimization, actively monitor:  Availability Server operations Performance Security And other procedures Web server monitoring and optimization helps you to troubleshoot bottlenecks as they emerge and optimize server performance.  In this post, we will discuss how to optimize performance and why it is important. What is server optimization? Web server …

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What is Application Discovery and Dependency Mapping

Charris Herrera Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

Modern applications are interdependent on different devices and servers. If you are not familiar with your software structure, you will encounter problems when you make changes within your application. To prevent this, you need to observe application discovery and dependency mapping (ADDM). In this article, you will find out: What is application discovery and dependency mapping? Types of application discovery …

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Tips for Javascript Perfomance Testing

Andreea Zorz Developer Tips, Tricks & Resources

No user likes to spend time waiting for a web page to load. No web developer likes a website or app to fail either. It’s important to focus on creating quick loading pages with error-free code.  JavaScript is used to build the majority of the dynamic, real-time applications. JavaScript’s strength is in the context of apps that update content dynamically with …