Let me kick this off with a real-world story that still stays with me. A few years ago, a mid-sized enterprise client was leading a critical digital transformation project. They had millions in contracts riding on the launch, deadlines were brutal, and quality expectations were ruthless. The client’s internal dev and QA teams were top-tier, but they were already…
Last weekend, a CTO from a fast-growing eCommerce startup reached out to me in a state of panic. Their platform had just gone live with a new feature; a multi-vendor checkout flow aimed at scaling revenue. Everything looked fine in staging, but once it hit production, concurrency issues brought transactions to a crawl. Users couldn’t check out and the…
Let me kick this off with a number that should grab your attention: In 2024, global Smart TV app usage exploded by more than 38%, with platforms like Roku, Fire TV, and Android TV leading the charge. And it’s not just entertainment anymore. Smart TVs are now hosting fitness apps, educational content, e-commerce platforms, and even healthcare interfaces. At CredibleSoft,…
Last year, we worked with an ambitious eCommerce startup from the USA that was preparing for its biggest launch yet. Everything seemed on track, until the day of the event. Thousands of customers rushed in, but many could not complete their payments. Transactions failed inexplicably, payments were deducted but orders were not placed, and customer support was overwhelmed with…
For decades, Apache JMeter has been the industry standard for load testing, especially for performance engineers and QA teams working with web applications, APIs, and microservices. It’s open-source, widely adopted, and extremely powerful in terms of simulating user traffic under load. But if you’ve ever tried using JMeter at scale, you know it comes with its fair share of…
