Continuous Performance: Load Testing with Gatling
summary
Gatling is presented as an open-source load-testing framework (built on Scala, Akka and Netty) to embed performance tests into a DevOps-style development flow. The talk covers using Gatling’s Scala DSL to record and run tests, automating execution and reporting via Jenkins, and providing continuous performance feedback and benchmarking as part of daily development.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Speaker background
- 2:10Why continuous performance testing?
- 5:02Waterfall vs Agile
- 6:45Continuous Delivery and automation
- 8:32Self-managed teams and performance
- 10:16Performance testing process
- 13:48Why Gatling?
- 15:36Gatling core concepts
- 17:03Recording scenarios with Gatling
- 21:00Demo: Gatling in action
- 31:34Results and analysis
- 34:09Limitations and supplements
- 35:55Real-world experience and benefits
- 38:45Automation and future plans
- 40:11Key takeaways
- 42:44Q&A
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