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1. How to use this path

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Performance work is dangerous on production. Prefer staging with prod-like data shape. You’ll define user-centric metrics first, tools second.

What you'll learn

  • Safety rules
  • Tool choice
  • Case journey

Pick journey + tool

k6 is script-friendly; JMeter is GUI-heavy. Either works for basics.

Do this now

Name one critical API or page journey. Install k6 or JMeter locally.

Pro tip. Never load-test production without explicit written approval.

Clear?

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