Performance testing a .NET smart client application (.NET ClickOnce technology)

Question

What is the experience running performance tests for a ClickOnce application?

I have engaged with a vendor who had trouble setting up their toolset with our software because it is smart client based. They are understandably more geared toward purely browser-based applications.

What vendors could be recommended who use industry standard tools such as LoadRunner (which I assume can handle the smart client)?

Answer 1

We are using a company with a tool called Web Performance (http://www.webperformanceinc.com).

Answer 2

Is your smart client calling into a web service? If so then the vendor should be able to use the web services to set up tests.

If the architecture of the application means you are hitting a database directly then you would need to set up soem kind of UI tests, Integration tests can be helpful here as well and maybe profile the database to ensure there are no bottleneccks there.