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Understanding the Power of Coefficient of Variation in Software Performance Testing

DZone

Not another figure to look at when analyzing performance test results! Most performance tools already report a bunch of them (e.g., Actually, the Coefficient of Variation (CoV) stands out as a valuable metric to prove that your application will perform reliably under various conditions. average, min, max, percentiles.),

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Interviewing and Hiring Software Performance Test Professionals - Book Review

DZone

A few weeks ago, I reviewed The Hitchhiking Guide To Load Testing Projects: A Fun, Step-by-Step Walk-Through Guide by Leandro Melendez. It is good to see more books on the performance testing/engineering genre recently. One of my favorite books is The Art of Application Performance Testing series by Ian Molyneaux.

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Evolving From Performance Testing to Modern Engineering

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Performance testing stands as one of the most crucial aspects of ensuring seamless functioning of applications. As organizations strive for innovation and rapid releases, the significance of evaluating software performance throughout its lifecycle becomes increasingly paramount.

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Software Performance Testing Using JMeter and Kovair Omnibus

Kovair

Before shipping a software product for customer delivery, it is very essential to check both the functional and the non-functional aspects of the application. The post Software Performance Testing Using JMeter and Kovair Omnibus appeared first on Kovair Blog.

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Performance Testing at MongoDB

Alex Podelko

MongoDB has the most advanced continuous performance testing I know about. MongoDB shared a lot of information on how we do performance testing and even open sourced some parts of it. Continuous performance testing is built on the top of Evergreen. If I missed something interesting, please let me know.]

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Don't rely on end-to-end tests: design for failure instead.

DZone

We typically understand software testing by the everyday definition of the word: making sure a piece of software performs the way it is supposed to in a production-like environment. For a complex distributed application with several external dependencies there is nothing that can beat a full end-to-end test.

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Automate CI/CD pipelines with Dynatrace: Part 2, Deploy stage

Dynatrace

This step is crucial as this environment is used for the final validation and testing phase before the code is released into production. Furthermore, augmenting test coverage to mirror the scenarios encountered in production is imperative. This stage ensures the code meets the required quality standards before it goes live.

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