Performance Is Subjective and Context-dependent

Course Overview

Course Introduction

Key Performance Characteristics

Summary

Practice Questions

Course Overview

Static Review - Requirements

Static vs. Dynamic Testing

Dynamic Testing

Static Review - Code

Summary

Practice Questions

Load Testing

Smoke Testing

Introduction

Stress Testing

Spike Testing

Capacity Testing

Endurance Testing

Practice Questions

Scalability Testing

Concurrency Testing

Summary

Ways to Generate Load

Tech Stack Overview

The 4 Failure Modes

Why Databases are Slow

Problems with Storage

Backend - Algos and Memory Leaks

Core Network Concepts and Issues

Measurement vs. Metric

Technical Metrics - Time

Technical Metrics - Utilization

Technical Metrics - Throughput

Practice Questions

Technical Metrics - Reliability

Translating to Business Metrics

Operational Metrics

The GQM Approach

Key Sources of Metrics

Tiers vs. Layers

Multi-tier Systems

Distributed Systems

Virtualized Systems

Single Computer Systems

Practice Questions

Cloud Systems

Embedded Systems

Client-server Systems

Mobile Software

Mainframe Systems

Summary

Writing a Test Project Overview

Starting a PTP Plan

Defining Test Objectives

Formulating Baseline Assumptions

Capturing Acceptance Criteria

What Comes Next

Adding SUT Configuration

Learning the Protocols

Data! Data! Data!

Actions vs. Transactions

Gathering User-defined Data

Constructing Operational Profiles

Load and Concurrency

Pacing vs. Think Time

Practice Questions

Creating Load Profiles

Practice Questions

Summary

Implementing - Adding Parameterization

Implementing - Performing Correlation

Implementing - Refactoring Setup and Cleanup

Implementing - Minding Caching and Concurrency

Executing - Core Concerns

Practice Questions

Analyzing - What to Look Out For

Summary

Reporting

Introduction

Tool Types

Tool Suitability

Summary

Top 12 Takeaway Skills

Further Learning Resources

Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid