Learn automated performance testing using Gatling, Puppeteer, and Lighthouse tools.

Test Automation

Almost every company in the world needs to test the scalability and performance of its products or applications.
 
In this module, we’ll learn the fundamentals of Gatling—an open-source performance testing tool that is in great demand in the software industry. We’ll start by learning the basics of performance testing including scalability testing and stress testing.
 
We’ll then move to more advanced concepts such as writing Gatling scripts, understanding web page performance, and simulating network throttling using Puppeteer and Lighthouse tools.
 
Lastly, we’ll learn to set up Continuous Integration (CI) using Jenkins for Gatling, which is useful for running tests remotely. By the end of this module, we’ll have some new great skills for our resume.

Performance Test Automation: Gatling, Lighthouse,  Jenkins

In the previous lesson, we learned about the scalability testing and the associated key metrics. In this lesson, we will learn about load and stress testing and how they are different from each other with examples.

### What is load testing?

Load testing is a type of performance testing that examines the system's behavior under average and maximum load.

Let's look at an example website where the average load is around 1800 users per hour.

RPM (requests per minute) = 1800/60 = 30 

**Load test estimates**

You can change the load and see how it affects the requests per minute.

In the previous lesson, we learned about the scalability testing and the associated key metrics. In this lesson, we will learn about load and stress testing and how they are different from each other with examples.

# What is load testing?

Load testing is a type of performance testing that examines the system's behavior under average and maximum load.

Let's look at an example website where the average load is around 1800 users per hour.

RPM (requests per minute) = 1800/60 = 30 

**Load test estimates**

You can change the load and see how it affects the requests per minute.

Get introduced to load and stress testing.

Introduction

Basics of Performance Testing

Gatling: Load and Stress Testing Tool

Examples: Simulations Using Gatling

Web Page Performance

Network Throttling

Download Custom Gatling Test Framework

Gatling with Jenkins

Conclusion

Load and Stress Testing

What is load testing?