Manuals / Performance Testing Basics / Guide 1
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How to use this path
Performance work is dangerous on production. Prefer staging with prod-like data shape. You’ll define user-centric metrics first, tools second.
Pick journey + tool
k6 is script-friendly; JMeter is GUI-heavy. Either works for basics.
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Name one critical API or page journey. Install k6 or JMeter locally.
Pro tip: Never load-test production without explicit written approval.
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Chapter learning outcomes
- Safety rules
- Tool choice
- Case journey
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