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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
by TJ VanToll
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Mobile
Why care about the next Telerik Icenium release if you are a .NET developer?
The next Telerik Icenium release addresses specific challenges mobile app and .NET developers face every day, making it possible to tackle the crazy, constantly changing mobile world. And because we love .NET developers, this next release is all about making cross-platform hybrid mobile development easier than ever…just for YOU.September 12, 2013 -
People
LIVE from jQuery Austin 2013
Kendo UI is LIVE at the jQuery Austin conference this week. Get the lowdown on what's been going on at the conference, and a sneak peak into a secret project we've been working on.September 12, 2013 -
Productivity Testing
Why the Cloud is Disrupting Testing Practices
My first realization that cloud computing was changing the dynamics of software development and testing was at a conference about five years ago where two guys got up and described how they bootstrapped their fledgling software development business by spending about $200 buying server time with Amazon’s cloud services. Rather than spending tens of thousands of dollars on servers and system administrators, they in effect outsourced those costs to the cloud provider. Since that time, the economics and flexibility of cloud computing have revolutionized all aspects of software, enabling companies large and small to avoid large infrastructure costs while rapidly ...September 12, 2013 -
Release
What’s new in Windows 8.1 for XAML Developers - Part 2
Part 2 in the series of What's New in Windows 8.1 for Developers. Read this article to learn all about what is new in Windows 8.1 specifically geared toward XAML and C# developers.September 11, 2013 -
Productivity
The Importance of Timeboxing and Iterations for Agile Planning
(In this blog post we share the first two of the areas that we address in our new free ebook called Ultimate Agile Planning Handbook) Timebox – Everything Timeboxing refers to the act of putting strict time boundaries around an action or activity. For example, you may want to timebox a meeting to be 30 minutes long to help ensure that the meeting will begin and end on time with no exceptions. When you timebox an event the result is a natural tendency to focus on the most important “stuff” first. If you time box a meeting, you would ...September 11, 2013
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