Load testing unit tests with Team System
I uncovered this nice feature when writing a load test lab not too long ago. One slick feature of the testing framework in VSTS is that all tests are pretty much the same. Web tests are distinct from load tests; if you want to put stress on a web server, you simply tell a load test to run some web tests over and over again. The cool thing is, you don't have to run a web test. You can have a load test run a unit test (or multiple unit tests) repeatedly under load as well. This could prove useful for profiling, or for putting stress on a database. One thing I forgot to check out was whether you can run a manual test with a load test. If that is there, then you would also have the ablity to put stress on your testers ;-) - ok, really bad joke - I admit it... But honestly, I do intend to go check that out and see if it's there - would seem odd if it is.