The dynaTrace AJAX Edition has been out there as an Alpha for a couple of
weeks. It gave you the first impression what was to come. All the feedback we
have received (like that from Steve Souders, and all that has come in via the
contact form and the online forum) in that time made it possible to improve
the tool from its early versions to its first "official" release version.
In this article I'll discuss why dynaTrace Labs built the AJAX Edition, which
problems it solves and how to use it in an example with Google maps.
Why dynaTrace AJAX dition - and why for free?
At dynaTrace, we see the paradigm shift of web applications with our clients
as well as in the industry where the browsers and their runtimes (JavaScript,
DOM) become application platforms. The rise of framew... (more)
Java Developer Magazine on Ulitzer
Distribution and communication between applications and services is a central
concept in modern application architectures. In order to profit from
distribution you have to keep some basic principles in mind – otherwise you
can easily run into performance and scalability problems. During development
these problems often do not surface. Then suddenly in l... (more)
I have been working with many clients that perform load testing –
ranging from small to large scale – using open source or commerical
tools. Load-Testing itself has become easier and more affordable due to
growing list of available tools as well as the availability of online load
testing services. Despite the fact that load testing can be [...]
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Shopzilla and Steve Souders are hosting the SpeedGeeks event in Los Angeles
on Monday, October 26th. It is a half day event with sessions focused on web
development and site architecture techniques including talks from Steve
Souders, Phil Dixon (Shopzilla), Paddy Hannon (Edmunds), Gavin Doughtie
(Google), Morten Bagai (Heroku), Jeremy Custenborder, Yadid Ramot, Chris
Bissell [...]
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With the recent work we did for the dynaTrace AJAX Edition we spent a lot of
time in researching on existing blogs and articles on the topics of Web Site
Performance, JavaScript and AJAX Frameworks. Here is a collection of
interesting links on these topics: Web Site Performance Yahoo! Best Practices
for Speeding Up Your Web Site Google [...]
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