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Distributed load testing is a crucial part of scaling up load tests for more users. Leandro Melendez, aka Señor Performo, goes over the main advantages of distributed load testing and how you can incorporate it into your load test scenarios.  
Señor Performo returns in this second video about load testing scenarios, where he discusses the difference between breakpoint, soak/endurance, and spike tests.  Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/wat
What are the different types of load testing scenarios? Leandro Melendez (aka Señor Performo) discusses some of the most common types as well as some best practices for load testing.Catch the video version of this podcast episode here: https:/
In June 2020, the Dutch government the "coronalijn", a telephone hotline that any resident could call to schedule a COVID-19 test. The system struggled after a whopping 323,000 people called it, a quarter of whom didn't even call for a test. Ho
What is the difference between browser and protocol automation? Guest flooder Leandro Melendez, aka Señor Performo, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each one, especially with regard to load testing.  The state of browser-level loa
Load testing video streaming can be technically difficult compared to API load testing because there are metrics other than response time that you need to consider. In this video, Nicole shows how to load test video streaming using JMeter.Catc
In the last video, Nicole discussed how to get started with using test data from a file in Flood Element, but what if you want to make sure that only unique data is used in your load test? You can do this by using a unique variable that identif
Adding test data to your load testing scripts is a great way to make your scripts more realistic. Luckily, it's pretty straightforward to use test data in Flood Element, a browser-based load testing tool.  Catch the video version of this podca
In this Flood Element tutorial, Nicole shows the steps required to install Element, including dependencies it requires. Flood Element is an open-source browser-based load testing tool created by Tricentis Flood.  Run your first load test on F
How does Flood help you with your load testing, and what are some of the issues we can help you with? Nicole talks about the three ways that Flood makes load testing easier.  Get started with Flood: https://bit.ly/3aeBX9yCatch the video versi
How do you load test a native mobile app? Nicole discusses the general approach to mobile load testing, what a device farm is, and why a device farm isn't necessary for load testing. She also discusses the best mobile load testing tools to use.
When it comes to software testing, the debate of Puppeteer vs Selenium is a hot one. Nicole tackles it here to determine which one is better for load testing in particular. Spoiler: The answer is still "it depends".  Catch the video version of
Nicole talks about how to install the JMeter Plugin Manager as well as other plugins, what the best JMeter plugins are, and why you need them. JMeter is an open-source load testing tool that is already robust, but there are some fantastic plugi
What's the difference between load testing and stress testing? When should you choose to run a load test on your application, and when is a stress test more appropriate? Well, it's all in the intention.  Catch the video version of this podcast
One of our most commonly-asked questions is: "What are the best tools for load testing?" The answer will depend on a few things: your reason for load testing, the application you want to test, what kind of load testing you want to carry out, yo
What is the meaning of concurrent users in performance testing? You might have seen concurrent users in JMeter or other tools, but what does it mean and how can you use the term properly?  The tweet mentioned: https://twitter.com/flood_io/stat
In a two-for-one Ask a Flooder, Nicole answers two questions: What is the difference between performance testing and load testing and in which situations is performance testing a better option than load testing?  Front-end performance testing
How do you load test a mobile app? In this tutorial, Nicole discusses how to record mobile traffic from a native mobile app from a laptop using a free tool called JMeter, with step-by-step instructions.  Where do you go from here? Check out ou
If you want to run a load test using real browsers, Flood Element is one of the best options. Element is a powerful open-source tool that you can use for both functional and nonfunctional testing. Here's how to get started.  More about Element
Why does your load testing tool report high response times, but on your browser, your application loads really quickly? Nicole talks about the most common cause for these unexpected response times. Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.
Where can you run your load tests while using Flood? Nicole discusses running tests on the cloud (using either our AWS account or your AWS or Azure account) and using on-premise machines. Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq
How do you go from having a JMeter script to actually using it to load test in the cloud? Nicole explains how to use Flood to scale up your JMeter tests. Run your first load test on Flood: http://bit.ly/2wK8buq
On this first episode of the audio Ask a Flooder, Nicole van der Hoeven discusses why you might want to run a load test using real browsers, the difference between protocol-based and browser-based tools, and two tools you can use for browser-ba
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