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C · Deeper · advanced · Week 3 · Chapter 8 of 9

Soak & regression habits

Soak finds leaks and degradation. Baseline regularly. Gate CI with smoke thresholds, not full Black Friday sims.

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Design a soak

Modest load, long duration, watch memory and p95 drift.

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Write a soak plan (even if you only run 20 min as practice).

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Soak design
  • Baseline
  • CI smoke perf

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