Generating realistic dummy data

We’ve found recently that generating convincing dummy data early in the process of a web development project can catch issues a lot sooner than just using lots of test@test.com and lorem ipsum dummy data. Additionally it also allows you to start with a sizeable amount of data from the start, and to identify performance issues relating to database design and data relationships. The Generate Data website is an excellent tool to help create your dummy data “for use in testing software, populating databases and scoring with girls”, though we’ve seen no evidence as yet that it does actually fulfil the third requirement.

14th October 2009

Ben Childs

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