# RWB: call for feedback|developers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rwb-call-for-feedback-developers/49884>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 9, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rwb-call-for-feedback-developers/49884 "2005-12-09T17:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![pat.eyler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pat.eyler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pat.eyler)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rwb-call-for-feedback-developers/49884/1 "2005-12-09T17:14:00Z")

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_What is RWB_

RWB, the Ruby Web Bench, provides a simple way to manage a  
performance and load tests suite for your webserver. Unlike ab, by  
which it was inspired, it will allow you to build a collection of test  
URLs  
with corresponding weights which it will use to generate the actual  
tests  
that it runs (and reports on).

RWB could be used for:

- testing your website to ensure that it performs within timing  
requirements
- testing a new webserver to verify that performance is at least as  
good  
as your existing server
- testing a website to verify that it will handle expected load

_Why this email?_

I’m continuing to work on RWB (adding POST and GET functionality to  
tests, adding the ability to test sessions, improving reporting, etc.),  
but  
I’ve realized two things:

1. I don’t have nearly enough time to do everything that I want to  
with it
2. I need to get more feedback from people about what else it should  
do.

To fix both of these problems, I’ve started an RWB mailing list  
(details at [http://rubyforge.org/mail/?group\_id=1081](http://rubyforge.org/mail/?group_id=1081) if you’re  
interested) where I’d like  
to discuss the future of RWB, coordinate with other folks who’d like to  
work  
on it, etc… I’ve also added a survey, which you can fill out here:  
[http://rubyforge.org/survey/survey.php?group\_id=1081&survey\_id=31](http://rubyforge.org/survey/survey.php?group_id=1081&survey_id=31)  
(I’ll try to keep surveys coming for people to provide quick feedback  
without  
needing to subscribe to the mailing list.)

_Why should you care?_

I intend to make RWB a very flexible, very capable, but easy to use  
framework for testing the capacity and performance of all kinds of  
websites.  
(This doesn’t include unit testing or general functional testing  
though – there  
are other ways to do that, and I don’t want to get distracted from RWB’s  
core  
purpose).

It’s part way there already. While it’s still clearly an alpha level  
tool, it can  
already do a lot of things without making your head hurt. Changes and  
additions currently underway are going to make it even better. With  
more  
hands RWB can get better, faster.

If you’re unhappy with your current web testing tools, think they  
could be better, or aren’t load/performance testing your website yet RWB  
could be (or become) the right tool for you.

_What can you do about it?_

Join the mailing list and/or the development and help make RWB the  
best way for people to test their websites.

thanks,  
-pate