Performance Testing

<default_to_action> When testing performance or planning load tests:

1. DEFINE SLOs: p95 response time, throughput, error rate targets
2. IDENTIFY critical paths: revenue flows, high-traffic pages, key APIs
3. CREATE realistic scenarios: user journeys, think time, varied data
4. EXECUTE with monitoring: CPU, memory, DB queries, network
5. ANALYZE bottlenecks and fix before production

Quick Test Type Selection:

• Expected load validation → Load testing
• Find breaking point → Stress testing
• Sudden traffic spike → Spike testing
• Memory leaks, resource exhaustion → Endurance/soak testing
• Horizontal/vertical scaling → Scalability testing

Critical Success Factors:

• Performance is a feature, not an afterthought