If you are reading this blog post, most probably you are planning or already planned or just getting started with Apache JMeter. Learning any performance testing tool could be challenging. Sometimes the technical documentation looks abstract, and the learning curve could be steep. In this blog post, I am going to list out five things to know before learning JMeter.
1. JMeter Is Not a Browser
If you consider almost any performance testing tool, it will not execute JavaScript. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are the essential components for any web page/app. If your application has JavaScript functions embedded in the page, JMeter will not execute that.