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LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Smoke, stress, spike, soak, and recovery: 5 essential load test profiles

A deep dive into the most common load shapes used in load / performance testing

Aug 14, 2024 · 5 min read · 167 claps #load-testing #performance #performance-testing

LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Every November, hundreds of thousands of hopeful ticket buyers’ hearts sink when they are served this page:

Jul 23, 2024 · 5 min read · 79 claps #performance-testing #load-testing #performance

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LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

An open source project that has stood the test of time.

Jan 23, 2025 · 5 min read · 67 claps #locust #performance-testing #load-testing

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LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Locust now supports running pytest modules as load tests

Sep 15, 2025 · 2 min read · 66 claps #load-testing #locust #pytest

LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

An introduction to open and closed workload models: When to use them, and how to implement them in Locust or JMeter

Aug 28, 2024 · 5 min read · 62 claps #load-testing #performance #performance-testing

LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

AI load tests are often expensive to run, difficult to implement at the protocol level, and require tracking new metrics.

Apr 24, 2025 · 3 min read · 61 claps #openai #load-testing #ai

LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Making sure your load test results are accurate and actionable starts long before you run your tests.

Sep 24, 2024 · 6 min read · 55 claps #load-testing #locust #gatling

LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Ensure the validity of your performance tests, avoid breaking stuff, and grow your tests over time with the right strategy. Locust…

Nov 07, 2024 · 9 min read · 54 claps #load-testing #locust #jmeter

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LA Lars Holmberg · Locust

Locust and Microsoft Collaborate to Bring Better Open Source Load Testing to Everyone!

May 28, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #locust #load-testing #azure