23 episodes

A regular podcast by Tricentis Flood about load testing, continuous integration, and everything it takes to make your applications run faster and more reliably.

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A regular podcast by Tricentis Flood about load testing, continuous integration, and everything it takes to make your applications run faster and more reliably.

    Ask a Flooder 23: Distributed Load Testing

    Ask a Flooder 23: Distributed Load Testing

    Distributed load testing is a crucial part of scaling up load tests for more users. Leandro Melendez, aka Señor Performo, goes over the main advantages of distributed load testing and how you can incorporate it into your load test scenarios.  

    Running distributed load tests on Flood: https://bit.ly/3dI1PNC
    API load testing ebook for beginners: https://bit.ly/3jgkPDZ
    Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QeDxf6k2mw
    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    • 10 min
    Ask a Flooder 22: Señor Performo on Load Testing Scenarios, Part 2

    Ask a Flooder 22: Señor Performo on Load Testing Scenarios, Part 2

    Señor Performo returns in this second video about load testing scenarios, where he discusses the difference between breakpoint, soak/endurance, and spike tests.  

    Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQX0pAMFLro

    Part 1 of Señor Performo's load testing scenarios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGzoAadzWwM 

    [API Load Testing ebook] Load test scenario types: https://bit.ly/30jUQom 

    How to write a test plan: https://bit.ly/2GcwupN

    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    • 11 min
    Ask a Flooder 21: Señor Performo on Load Testing Scenarios

    Ask a Flooder 21: Señor Performo on Load Testing Scenarios

    What are the different types of load testing scenarios? Leandro Melendez (aka Señor Performo) discusses some of the most common types as well as some best practices for load testing.

    Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGzoAadzWwM
    [API Load Testing ebook] Load test scenario types: https://bit.ly/34vU0rH
    What is load testing?: https://bit.ly/2QBhhR3
    6 common mistakes in performance testing: https://bit.ly/2Qq6IjE


    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    • 9 min
    Ask a Flooder 20: How can fear affect application performance?

    Ask a Flooder 20: How can fear affect application performance?

    In June 2020, the Dutch government the "coronalijn", a telephone hotline that any resident could call to schedule a COVID-19 test. The system struggled after a whopping 323,000 people called it, a quarter of whom didn't even call for a test. How does fear affect performance outcomes, and what can we do about it as performance engineers?  

    FOMO and performance: Why Robinhood went down: https://bit.ly/3gXBLOL
    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    • 6 min
    Ask a Flooder 19: Señor Performo on browser vs protocol automation

    Ask a Flooder 19: Señor Performo on browser vs protocol automation

    What is the difference between browser and protocol automation? Guest flooder Leandro Melendez, aka Señor Performo, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each one, especially with regard to load testing.  

    The state of browser-level load testing in 2020: https://bit.ly/2CBXKwh
    Choosing between protocol- and browser-level tools: https://bit.ly/3juVVlq
    Flood Element: https://bit.ly/32QdupY  
    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    Follow Leandro: https://www.srperf.com
    https://www.perfbytes.com/p/perfbytes-espanol.html
    https://twitter.com/srperf https://twitter.com/perfbytesesp
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandromelendez
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/srperformo
    https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/perfbytes-espanol
    https://www.facebook.com/srperformo
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/pbytesesp

    • 7 min
    Ask a Flooder 18: How do I load test video streaming with JMeter?

    Ask a Flooder 18: How do I load test video streaming with JMeter?

    Load testing video streaming can be technically difficult compared to API load testing because there are metrics other than response time that you need to consider. In this video, Nicole shows how to load test video streaming using JMeter.

    Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q00briuogto
    Parameterizing test properties in JMeter: https://bit.ly/2ZukfvU
    Download the Ubik Video Streaming plugin: https://ubikloadpack.com/video-streaming-performance.php
    Guide for load testing video with Flood and Ubik: https://bit.ly/2ZpAc6r

    Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq

    • 10 min

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