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8. Soak & regression habits
Performance Testing Basics · 36 pages source format
Soak finds leaks and degradation. Baseline regularly. Gate CI with smoke thresholds, not full Black Friday sims.
What you'll learn
- Soak design
- Baseline
- CI smoke perf
Design a soak
Modest load, long duration, watch memory and p95 drift.
Do this now
Write a soak plan (even if you only run 20 min as practice).
Clear?
CI smoke
Tiny VU count, strict fail on errors — catch obvious regressions.
Do this now
Propose one CI performance smoke for a critical endpoint.
Clear?