A curated collection of publicly available resources on how companies around the world perform load testing and performance engineering.
How They Load Test is a curated, open-source directory of publicly available resources documenting how technology companies conduct load testing and performance engineering. It aggregates blog posts, conference talks, and tooling information from organizations worldwide, providing a centralized knowledge base for engineers. The project solves the problem of fragmented information by organizing real-world case studies and best practices in one accessible location.
Performance engineers, site reliability engineers (SREs), DevOps practitioners, and software developers responsible for ensuring their applications can handle production-scale traffic. It's particularly valuable for teams building or scaling load testing strategies who want to learn from industry leaders.
Developers choose this over searching scattered sources because it offers a structured, vetted collection of practical insights from top tech companies. Its unique value is in providing immediate access to a wide range of real-world implementations, saving significant research time and offering proven patterns to emulate or adapt.
A curated collection of publicly available resources on how companies around the world perform load testing
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Aggregates resources from over 60+ tech companies like Netflix and Uber, providing a centralized hub for real-world case studies without scattered searches.
Covers essential performance engineering areas from Capacity Planning to Testing in Production, offering comprehensive learning material across disciplines.
Includes links to open-source tools like k6 and Locust developed by these organizations, enabling practical implementation based on proven use cases.
Actively open for contributions via GitHub, ensuring the collection stays updated with new industry practices and resources.
The vast number of resources can be overwhelming, requiring users to manually filter and prioritize based on specific needs, with no built-in guidance.
It's a reference directory, not an interactive guide; users must independently interpret and apply insights, which can be time-consuming for immediate projects.
Relies on external blogs and talks, some of which are archived or may become outdated over time, as seen with entries like Console's blog from 2021.