Jul 27 2010

Episode 79: Load Testing

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Learn how to properly load test your site to detect problems early.

News/Follow-Ups – 00:35

  • Kittens
  • Work Retreat

Geek Tools – 03:54

Load Testing – 07:54

  • What is it?
    • Put demand on the system and measure response
    • When raised over normal usage patterns this is called stress testing
  • Why do it?
  • Layer Testing
  • Metrics
    • Requests per second
    • Queries per second
    • Latency time in miliseconds
    • Throughput in bytes per second
  • Load testing single pages vs load testing Login pages and user actions
  • Tools

Webapps – 29:29