At the end of WOPR22, we asked the group for their takeaways. Here is the list that generated, with attribution when we could remember who said it. 1. “We need to think about Performance Testing (in terms) other than just load testing.” – Andy Hohenner 2. “Our first performance test for each build was a […]

Our last brainstorming exercise was an examination of the ways in which we acknowledge our performance model is likely to be inaccurate, compared to reality. Since much of performance testing centers on “realistic” simulation, and iterative development forces us to test faster with less information, it was instructive to review how we approach simulation fidelity. […]

A facilitated discussion was started by listing areas where it is difficult to apply performance testing techniques to iterative development. Some discussion followed each point, but they are listed here a as a collection of some of the difficulties we face in trying to provide performance feedback early and often. Any attendee (or website visitor!) is […]

During WOPR22, we spend a few minutes before lunch collecting systems-based (as opposed to code) optimizations that the group had used in the past. This was time- and hunger-bound. This is not an exhaustive or ranked list, and does not include enough information to use these as heuristics. It might be a source of ideas. This […]