Performance testing inatathmini jinsi mfumo unavyofanya kazi chini ya mzigo — kupima kasi, scalability, na stability chini ya hali mbalimbali. Aina zinajumlisha load, stress, spike, na soak testing. Ni muhimu kwa kuhakikisha kuwa mifumo inaweza kuhandle matumizi ya ulimwengu halisi (na matumizi ya kilele) kwa kaburi.
Kile performance testing kinachopima
Non-functional testing of HOW WELL the system performs (not just correctness):
→ RESPONSE TIME / latency (how fast?), THROUGHPUT (requests/sec handled)
→ SCALABILITY (behavior as load grows), RESOURCE usage (CPU, memory)
→ STABILITY under sustained or extreme load
→ ensures the system meets performance requirements and handles real usage.
