Talk given at API Hour #55 by Clermont’ech, celebrating the association’s 10th anniversary.
The Topic
How do you ensure an API can handle the load before putting it into production? What practical approaches can you use to validate performance cost-effectively?
In this talk, I provide an overview of performance testing: from defining objectives to implementing load scenarios.
Video
Key Points
- Defining measurable objectives: SLAs, expected response times, target throughput
- Choosing the right tools: K6, Gatling, JMeter and their use cases
- Realistic scenarios: reproducing actual user behavior
- Interpreting results: beyond the average, the percentiles that matter
- CI/CD integration: automating load tests
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