Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven
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Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat?
This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy.
Find Nicole on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/
- Website: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdh
Mentions and resources:
- Obsidian note taking tool: https://obsidian.md
- Google Page Speed Insights: https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about
- On backend performance testing including SEARS parts: https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing
- Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
- Book recommendations 📚:
- Steve Souders "High-Performance Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/
- Steve Souders"Even Faster Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/
- Google's Site Reliability book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:
Observability, Monitoring, and Platform Engineering with Abigail Bangser https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12664243
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