Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven

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11/28/23

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Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat?
This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy.
Find Nicole on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/
Website: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdh

Mentions and resources:

Obsidian note taking tool: https://obsidian.md
Google Page Speed Insights: https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about
On backend performance testing including SEARS parts: https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing
Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
Book recommendations 📚:
- Steve Souders "High-Performance Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/
- Steve Souders"Even Faster Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/
- Google's Site Reliability book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/

If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:
Observability, Monitoring, and Platform Engineering with Abigail Bangser https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12664243

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In this episode, Lina talks to Shey Crompton - a Senior Quality Manager at easyJet and the managing director of the St. Neots Man Cave in the UK - a men's mental health charity. Lina and Shey explore the concept of Movember, the societal expectations placed on men, and much more. Tune in to learn more about the importance of breaking down the stigma surrounding men's mental health, how to recognize when someone is struggling with their mental health and how to be a better ally.
Find Shey on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheycrompton/

Mentions and resources:

Movember: https://movember.com
Organizations to check out:
- St. Neots Man Cave: https://stneotsmancave.org.uk
- UK Men's Sheds: https://menssheds.org.uk
- Boys Get Sad Too: https://boysgetsadtoo.com/
- Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk
- Walk & Talk 4 Men: https://walkandtalk4men.com
- Andy's Man Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk
- For men to talk: https://formentotalk.co.uk
Deft university study: https://aclanthology.org/W15-2607.pdf
Sophie Küster's talk "You don't talk about that at work!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxIuyb7jknc
Book recommendations 📚:
- "It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental healthIt's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health" curated by Scarlett Curtis (Lina mentions it as "it's ok not to be ok", but she meant this one :))
- "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- ""No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change" by Gina Martin

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