Performance Testing - It's Simple (*)
summary
Overview of performance testing stages, describing common pitfalls at each layer and practical things to watch for to avoid wasted time and mistakes. Covers tools and techniques used across the performance testing workflow and gives concrete advice on how to plan, execute and interpret tests. Also includes an illustrative anecdote linking Sir Terry Pratchett to lessons about testing.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Performance testing intro
- 3:11Why tests are simple
- 5:44Goals and requirements
- 7:09Load test types
- 10:19Test prep key aspects
- 13:33Test environment pitfalls
- 16:43Software versions impact
- 18:27Long-term and cyclic tests
- 20:10Database challenges
- 23:02Monitoring and results
- 26:40Stats and percentiles
- 29:27Resource usage and bottlenecks
- 31:58Common problems and fixes
- 34:03Summary of errors
- 36:09Latency and microbenchmarks
- 38:36Code optimization and unit tests
- 40:22Q&A
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