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Real user monitoring vs. synthetic monitoring: Understanding best practices

Dynatrace

In some cases, you will lack benchmarking capabilities. This includes development, user acceptance testing, beta testing, and general availability. For example, the ability to test against a wireless provider in a remote area. RUM works best only when people actively visit the application, website, or services.

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Have You Tested Your App Performance & Capacity Recently?

Apica

Global consumers have high expectations for seamless access via wireless and mobile networks, regardless of their location and the complex, technological components underneath. Load and stress-testing benchmark goals for the backend technological components. User scenarios specifically expected to have high-loads.

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Measuring The Performance Of Typefaces For Users (Part 1)

Smashing Magazine

There are many typefaces, and many of them are very similar or are nearly identical to previous or contemporary versions available. We want to allow accessibility via OpenType or stylistic options with the typeface, so they are available to use if needed. There are many different classifications of typefaces. More Coming Up In Part 2.