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Oct 2024
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#479: Designing Effective Load Tests for...

MICHAEL KENNEDY
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You're about to launch your new app or API, or even just a big refactor of your current project. Will it stand up and deliver when you put it into production or when that big promotion goes live? Or will it wither and collapse? How would you know? Well you would test that of course. We have Anthony Shaw back on the podcast to dive into a wide range of tools ... Show More
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