Locust Performance Testing with AI and Observability with Lars Holmberg

About This Episode:

Performance testing often fails for one simple reason: teams can’t see where the slowdown actually happens.

In this episode, we explore Locust load testing and why Python-based performance testing is becoming the go-to choice for modern DevOps, QA, and SRE teams. You’ll learn how Locust enables highly realistic user behavior, massive concurrency, and distributed load testing — without the overhead of traditional enterprise tools.

We also dive into:

Why Python works so well for AI-assisted load testing

• How Locust fits naturally into CI/CD and GitHub Actions
• The real difference between load testing vs performance testing
• How observability and end-to-end tracing eliminate guesswork
• Common performance testing mistakes even experienced teams make

Whether you’re a software tester, automation engineer, or QA leader looking to shift-left performance testing, this conversation will help you design smarter tests and catch scalability issues before your users do.

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About Lars Holmberg

Load and performance test specialist. Python developer.

CTO and 3x startup founder.

Maintainer of the Locust open source load testing tool.

Connect with Lars Holmberg

• • Company: locust.cloud
  • Blog: locust.cloud/blog
  • LinkedIn: redshirt
  • Twitter: locustio
  • YouTube: @getlocust

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