How to Load Test: A developer’s guide to performance testing

How to design and run load tests using Apache JMeter & Taurus

Load Testing avecTaurus Framework

Load Testing is a type of performance testing that measures the performance of a system under varying load over a period of time.

All code is guilty, until proven innocent. — Anonymous

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The purpose of this article is to help you design and run load test 👍

Why Learn?

As developers we already have the foundational knowledge and with a little effort we could expand our skillset.

• Your company cannot afford to hire performance engineers
• Not enough testers compared to developers
• The skill & knowledge could help you write better and scalable code
• Less dependant on other’s expertise

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Why Load Testing?

While unit & integration tests ensure code is functionally correct, load testing measures its performance which is equally important.