Category Programming
Using a UK postcode to find Lat and Long and other useful information
So I have a list of UK postcodes and I want to find out the latitude and longitude of that postcode to plot it on to a map. There are numerous ways to do this, including: 1. Visiting Google Maps 2. Entering the postcode in to the search box 3. Right-clicking on the little point on […]
Setting up Python and Easy_Install on Windows 7
This weekend, I needed to set up Python on a Windows 7 virtual machine that I had set up on my Mac. I don’t know why, but I always seem to have a problem installing Python and setting up the environment and so I’m going to document the process here so that in X months […]
Using Python & BeautifulSoup to scrape a Wikipedia table
Well, it was only a couple of weeks ago that I set myself a challenge to complete the Python course on Codecademy and I did it – I completed the Python track and it was fantastic! I was given the opportunity to put my newly found Python skills in to action this week as I needed […]
Self development fortnight
Well, it’s been a while since my last update and a lot has been happening with this blog behind the scenes (bye, bye 1&1 hosting and hello to the wonderful Squirrel Hosting) and with myself. In short, I am going in to hospital for an operation on 6th June which is a little bit nerve-wracking, exciting […]
C++ Unit Testing
Unit testing in managed languages such as Java and C# is easy. The general theory is that you create a Test annotation and apply that to your test functions. Next, you create a series of assert functions that throw an AssertFailed exception if an assertion doesn’t match what you expect. Finally, create a test runner […]
Classical Objects in JavaScript
I’ve recently found myself needing to do more with JavaScript than I have in the past and I thought a good way to understand some of the more interesting features of the language would be to attempt implement Java/C# style classes and inheritance. This has obviously been done before with various JavaScript libraries and frameworks […]
Debugging JMeter Plug-ins
When developing your own plugins, you’ll no doubt need to debug some sort of problem sooner or later. Writing log messages or even just printing directly to stdout will often give you the info you need, but eventually, you’ll want to hook up a debugger and step through your code. Fortunately, this is very easy […]
Faster JMeter If Controllers
When load testing to a large scale, it’s just as important for your test scripts to be optimized as it is for your servers. Your tests will often need to simulate thousands of users on a single physical box running JMeter and so you need to be running as efficiently as possible. If you are […]
Using JMeter’s Table Editor
Following on from my previous post about creating custom JMeter components, I thought it worth taking a look at using the test bean table editor as it’s a good way of editing lists for your own components. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have much documentation and only actually works due to type erasure! I’ve put together another […]
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