https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/tags/exploratory/Recent content in Exploratory on Nicole van der HoevenHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usNicole van der HoevenFri, 24 Feb 2023 23:01:26 +0000https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230224-koh79-how-to-do-exploratory-testing-for-performance/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:01:26 +0000https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230224-koh79-how-to-do-exploratory-testing-for-performance/<p>Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven talk about what exploratory testing is, why you should do it, and how to do exploratory testing to improve application performance. They discuss some heuristics to add structure and intention to exploratory testing for both frontend and backend performance.</p> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6wVwdlMwsJ8?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230203-koh77-integrating-k6-and-tracetest/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:15 +0000https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230203-koh77-integrating-k6-and-tracetest/<p>Tracetest enables trace-based testing with assertions at any point within a request transaction. Using the xk6-tracetest extension, your k6 tests can launch deep testing by unlocking the power of OpenTelemetry.</p> <p>Join us as Developer Advocates Nicole and der Hoeven and Paul Balogh are joined by founder Ken Hamric and software engineer Oscar Reyes from Tracetest.</p> <p>Check out Tracetest:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://tracetest.io/">site</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/kubeshop/xk6-tracetest">xk6-tracetest</a>: repo for k6 extension</li> <li><a href="https://docs.tracetest.io/tools-and-integrations/k6/">docs</a> on how to use Tracetest with k6</li> </ul> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dog70D7aVyg?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div>