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Seamlessly Swapping the API backend of the Netflix Android app

The Netflix TechBlog

Over the course of this post, we will talk about our approach to this migration, the strategies that we employed, and the tools we built to support this. Replay Testing Enter replay testing. For us, the replay test tooling gave the confidence that our new code was nearly bug free.

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Reinventing Performance Testing: New Technologies

Alex Podelko

This is the mainstream approach to load testing: recording communication between two tiers of the system and playing back the automatically created script (usually, of course, after proper correlation and parameterization). Other variations of this approach are web services scripting or use of unit testing scripts for load testing.

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Understanding the True Cost of Client-Side A/B Testing

Tim Kadlec

You would also have access to your actual conversion rate, value per order, monthly traffic, and stuff like that. In our case, eliminating the delay caused by client-side A/B testing would result in an increase of $37,318 over the course of the year. In reality, we should be looking at actual traffic.

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Search Engine Optimization Checklist (PDF)

Smashing Magazine

Following best practice usually means a better website, more organic traffic, and happier visitors. Behind all the stats, tools, and quick wins there sits one simple SEO truth: it is your job to make the site as good as it possibly can be. HTTP/2 Test Tool by Geekflare. Testing And Monitoring. Win, win, win.

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The Role of Recording in Load Testing Tools

Alex Podelko

An interesting discussion started around a very good post Open Source Load Testing Tool Review by Ragnar Lönn. What I’m looking for primarily is functionality that supports load test automation. But I don’t think the traditional, complex load test scenario is suitable for automation. Accept: */*.

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The State Of Mobile And Why Mobile Web Testing Matters

Smashing Magazine

These days, with mobile traffic accounting for over 50% of web traffic , it’s fair to assume that the very first encounter of your prospect customers with your brand will happen on a mobile device. This might be very different for your company, of course, but that’s a close enough approximation of a majority of customers out there.

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10 Steps to Prepare Your Website for High-Load Days: Are You Ready for Black Friday?

Rigor

It’s about ensuring that your front-end is also working perfectly, that your site can deliver a delightful experience to your users or customers, and that it is functional – even when it’s experiencing up to seven or more times the typical traffic load. Traffic patterns outside of normal [RUM or Analytics].

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