Locust topics
12 short topics in Performance and Optimization. Each one is a single focused exercise with a clear piece of evidence at the end.
12 topics, one exercise each.
Work through them in order, or jump to the one you need.
These are draft topic outlines (draft; instructor review pending). Full lessons follow after review; ask Ajay if you need a topic sooner.
- 01
Workload and scenario modeling
Investigate workload and scenario modeling using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Virtual users and concurrency
Investigate virtual users and concurrency using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Request and transaction scripting
Investigate request and transaction scripting using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Test data and parameterization
Investigate test data and parameterization using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Ramp-up and steady-state behavior
Investigate ramp-up and steady-state behavior using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Response checks and thresholds
Investigate response checks and thresholds using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Metrics and percentile interpretation
Investigate metrics and percentile interpretation using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Resource and environment isolation
Investigate resource and environment isolation using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Distributed execution design
Investigate distributed execution design using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Baseline and comparative runs
Investigate baseline and comparative runs using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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Bottleneck evidence correlation
Investigate bottleneck evidence correlation using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
Open micro-course → - 12
Reproducible performance reporting
Investigate reproducible performance reporting using a repeatable Locust experiment; compare results with a baseline and record limitations. Keep the exercise bounded and record the behavior supported by the chosen version.
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