posted 11-14-2002 02:09 AM         

can someone tell me the difference between Performance and Load Testing?

Thanks,
Gaurav Vohra

posted 11-14-2002 04:18 AM         

Very simplistic but an easy way to remember.
Performance can be how fast or efficiently the AUT operates on certain platforms, in conjunction with other applications etc.

Load testing can the test of how many users can be logged into the application at one time before performace erodes. I've also heard it described as 'how much data you can throw at an app before it crashes'.

posted 11-15-2002 07:07 AM         

Once again, we have discussed this hear pretty completely, but here is the (very) short version.

Stress testing is testing for unrealisticly high (stressful) loads or load patterns.

Performance testing is testing under expected load conditions.