Telerik blogs
  • Productivity Testing

    Load Testing Web Services

    Did you know that you can use Test Studio to load test your web services? This is probably one of our most asked-about new features. We want to make this feature a really great experience, so we're planning lots of improvements. Depending on your service, you can start load testing them right now! There are a few limitations to be aware of. Improvements to the Dynamic Variables system are coming. Until those arrive, if you need to use Dynamic Variables embedded in JSON or XML content, you are going to have wait. If not, you are able to start load ...
    September 13, 2013
  • Productivity

    Using Telerik OpenAccess ORM with ServiceStack

    In this post we will guide you in using Telerik OpenAccess ORM together with ServiceStack to achieve a powerful and flexible Service-Oriented Architecture.
    September 13, 2013
  • Productivity

    What Was I Thinking When I Named That?

    I was recently asked how automated tests should be named to reflect they were built using Test Studio. My response, hopefully not too blunt, was “Don’t.” Good naming conventions in software are critical. Code is read, re-read, re-re-read, and re-re-re-read 5,632 times more than it’s edited1. Readability is critical to maintaining and understanding our software. With that in mind, great names for classes, methods, variables, and tests are crucial! We need to ensure we’re able to quickly discern what the system’s behavior is, or what a particular test is covering. Good names are about intent, not implementation...
    September 13, 2013
  • Web jQuery

    jQuery UI vs. Kendo UI - What's the Difference?

    Back in January of 2012, we created jqueryuivskendoui.com/ to document the features of each library in an attempt to provide an accurate and fair comparison. Unfortunately, by internet standards January 2012 is ancient, and both Kendo UI and jQuery UI have evolved considerably. I recently started at Telerik as a developer advocate and was tasked with bringing the site up to date.
    September 13, 2013
  • Productivity Testing

    Load Testing Web Services

    Did you know that you can use Test Studio to load test your web services? This is probably one of our most asked-about new features. We want to make this feature a really great experience, so we're planning lots of improvements. Depending on your service, you can start load testing them right now! There are a few limitations to be aware of. Improvements to the Dynamic Variables system are coming. Until those arrive, if you need to use Dynamic Variables embedded in JSON or XML content, you are going to have wait. If not, you are able to start load ...
    September 13, 2013
  • Productivity

    Using Telerik OpenAccess ORM with ServiceStack

    In this post we will guide you in using Telerik OpenAccess ORM together with ServiceStack to achieve a powerful and flexible Service-Oriented Architecture.
    September 13, 2013
  • Productivity

    What Was I Thinking When I Named That?

    I was recently asked how automated tests should be named to reflect they were built using Test Studio. My response, hopefully not too blunt, was “Don’t.” Good naming conventions in software are critical. Code is read, re-read, re-re-read, and re-re-re-read 5,632 times more than it’s edited1. Readability is critical to maintaining and understanding our software. With that in mind, great names for classes, methods, variables, and tests are crucial! We need to ensure we’re able to quickly discern what the system’s behavior is, or what a particular test is covering. Good names are about intent, not implementation...
    September 13, 2013
  • Web jQuery

    jQuery UI vs. Kendo UI - What's the Difference?

    Back in January of 2012, we created jqueryuivskendoui.com/ to document the features of each library in an attempt to provide an accurate and fair comparison. Unfortunately, by internet standards January 2012 is ancient, and both Kendo UI and jQuery UI have evolved considerably. I recently started at Telerik as a developer advocate and was tasked with bringing the site up to date.
    September 13, 2013