Some of the biggest questions when you develop new applications for the Internet are "How will it perform?" and "Will I need more hardware to support this application?" There have always been stress-testing tools available for Web-based applications, but they're expensive and difficult to implement. With Visual Studio .NET, there is a built-in tool, Application Center Test, that stress-tests your Web applications and gives you the information you need to make sure that the hardware and software you're using are appropriate for the job. Today you learn
What Application Center Test is
How to add Application Center Test projects to your Visual Studio .NET solutions
How to understand Application Center Test results