Functional API Tests Are Not Load API Tests
summary
Explains the difference between functional API tests and load (performance) API tests, naming API testing as the technology and contrasting functional testing goals with load-testing goals and approaches; focuses on how functional API tests are not the same as load tests and implies different techniques and evaluation criteria for each.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 7:14Functional tests fail under load
- 10:26External data issues
- 12:38Data control impact
- 16:15Tool settings impact
- 19:06RAM role in load testing
- 21:57Distributed testing benefits
- 24:31Load test design tips
- 33:08Summary & Q&A
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