This session covers 10 tips successful agile teams have used to ensure their success. Learn performance anti-patterns like “Too green for his own good” and “Scrooge” and how to spot them before it is too late. Learn how to prevent problems in the first place using techniques like “Test early, test often” and “Listen to your users” (Yeah, that one is obvious). You will even get to play a fun game that will teach you spot some performance problems like a pro.

1. Ten tips every agile team should
know about Performance testing
By Jeff Norris
8/11/2010
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Right kind of testing?Right kind of testing?

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Listen to your usersListen to your users

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Isolate your problemsIsolate your problems

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Are you Scrooge?Are you Scrooge?

6. Figure out what is expensive in your application
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What is expensive?What is expensive?

7. • Split into groups of about 4
• Each gets
– Deck of cards
– Instructions
– Chart
Game Time
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Performance Team?Performance Team?

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Use Production DataUse Production Data

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Production Hardware?Production Hardware?

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Automate it
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Automate ItAutomate It

12. Quit while you are ahead
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Quit while you’re aheadQuit while you’re ahead

13. Jeff Norris
jnorris@thoughtworks.com
Thanks
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