I don't recommend buying this book. I expected a serious book full of details and this book just doesn't have them. It contains around 100 pages, many of them filled with lists and screens captured from JMeter and very little else. This book is worth 5$ in a good day. Sorry but this is how I feel. I'm certainly going to remember the author's name and the Publishing Company next time I buy a book.

Packt Publishing usually publishes big books especially on introduction to certain applications and processes. But this book is surprisingly small as it only consists of 120 pages of detailed instructions regarding JMeter. This should cause a concern for developers who are already familiar with different Packt books.

But as the old adage says, "don't just the book by its cover". You'll be surprised what you'll read in this book. It's a small book yet it's a book packed with information that could help any developer who wants to understand JMeter

To properly gauge the effectiveness of the book, we should consider the two types of audiences of this book - the beginners or those who are not familiar with JMeter and the advanced user.

The beginners will undoubtedly find this book very useful. It will slowly introduce JMeter to the user and each component is discussed. Those who are starting in JMeter should be able to know the basic requirements, functions and a little brush on the advanced functions which could be used if the basics are mastered.

But that doesn't mean this book is not good for advanced users of JMeter. Packt is smart enough to make this book as short as possible so that it could become a handy reference book for advanced users. If Packt had made this into a 500-page giant like most of their books, it can't really be appealing to advanced users. Advanced users will enjoy this book as reference book to help them maintain their skills in JMeter.

The layout of information regarding JMeter is impressive. The background of JMeter and automated testing is properly covered to explain in detail if the testing application is worth the hassle. The basic functions are clearly discussed and the reasoning behind a specific command is clearly explained.

Apache JMeter from Packt Publishers is a small book with intensive information. From Chapter 1 to its Summary, the book is continuously educating their readers - why JMeter and how to properly use the application.

This book provides a very shallow entry-level review of Apache JMeter. That is it. There is no in-detail discussion of any of the more advanced features and possibilities of JMeter. If you need an introduction to Apache JMeter this might be your book, however for this price I expected quite a bit more.

Book is very basic and does not have enough real life scenarios.Its good for a newbie.

Unless you want something paper in front of you, don't bother with this book. It is very short and 80% of the content is covered in the Getting Started manual. If you really just want to learn the basics of Jmeter I guess it would be a good book, but other than that it is not worth the crazy price of admission. The illustrations would done well and the font was nice and large - but that somewhat irritated me also, given how small the book was, so I felt I got more ripped off.