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How To Test Your Application in Different Network Conditions by Simulating Artificial Delays in Network Requests

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As a frontend developer or QA, we want to test our website performance in different network conditions and with different API latencies too. Testing certain components of web applications requires simulating delay in one or more web app components. Here are some scenarios where you would like to delay the network requests.

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For your eyes only: improving Netflix video quality with neural networks

The Netflix TechBlog

Recently, we added another powerful tool to our arsenal: neural networks for video downscaling. In this tech blog, we describe how we improved Netflix video quality with neural networks, the challenges we faced and what lies ahead. How can neural networks fit into Netflix video encoding?

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Simulate Network Latency and Packet Drop In Linux

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There may be a scenario when you want to test an application when the network is slow(we also call it high network latency). Or you are reproducing a customer scenario(having high network latency) where some anomalous behavior is observed. In the Chrome browser, we can easily Simulate a slower network connection.

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Check Internet Speed With Apple Network Responsiveness

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SpeedTest, Speed from Cloudflare , Netflix's Fast , or if you use Google search , you can test the internet speed and its analytics. In this blog article, we will deep dive into network quality and its usage. In macOS Monterey, Apple has released a command-line tool called networkQuality. Launching networkQuality.

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Protocol Testing?

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What Is Protocol Testing? Protocol Testing is a method of checking communication protocols in the domains of Switching, Wireless, VoIP, Routing, etc. The primary goal of protocol testing is to check the structure of packets that are sent over a network using protocol testing tools. Types of Protocols.

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Introducing SafeTest: A Novel Approach to Front End Testing

The Netflix TechBlog

by Moshe Kolodny In this post, we’re excited to introduce SafeTest, a revolutionary library that offers a fresh perspective on End-To-End (E2E) tests for web-based User Interface (UI) applications. Inability to test CORS setup or GraphQL calls. Complex and unintuitive authoring and debugging of tests.

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Load Testing Shiny Apps

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But, performance testing is a little tricky. If you sniff the traffic, you don't get any network data. If you are working on Shiny apps performance testing, then this blog article is for you. This blog article explains load testing shiny apps using shinyloadtest package. What Is Shiny?

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