TechStack

My toolbox for speed.

Being part of the Performance Engineering teams, my main focus isn't on programming and coding, but on the broader spectrum of IT. In today's fast-paced tech environment, it's crucial to keep stepping outside your comfort zone and absorbing new knowledge. I love sharing my insights, which you can find in my personal reviews, along with the YouTube videos and tutorials that helped me grasp various concepts.

HP LoadRunnerNeoLoadJMeterPerformance CenterControllerStormRunner
JMeter
Memory Analyzer
AWS
Gemini
VisualVM
Linux
Wireshark
Locust
Jenkins
PointFive
Grafana
BlazeMeter
LoadRunner
NeoLoad
OpenTelemetry
VS Code
GitHub
Python
Bootstrap
R
Tableau
HTML
Firebase
C
CSS
Ollama
// 01 · performance engineering tools

Finding the leak.

Eclipse MAT

Memory Analyzer (MAT)

A fast, feature-rich Java heap analyzer for finding memory leaks and reducing memory consumption. It handles huge production heap dumps, shows what is blocking garbage collection, and can automatically report leak suspects.

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VisualVM

VisualVM

VisualVM is a visual tool integrating command-line JDK tools and lightweight profiling capabilities. Designed for both development and production-time use.

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// 02 · performance testing tools

Breaking things on purpose.

JMeter

JMeter

Experience scripting in this open source tool, completing company challenges and short-term projects.

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Hands-on with version 5.4
LoadRunner

LoadRunner

Completed multiple project scripting using VuGen and execution using StormRunner, Controller and Performance Center.

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Hands-on with version 12.53
NeoLoad

NeoLoad

Over a year of experience; completed a migration project for a UK client from on-prem to cloud servers, covering testing and report analysis.

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Hands-on with versions 6.9, 7.0 and 7.4
BlazeMeter

BlazeMeter

Recorded multiple HTTP/HTTPS scripts and converted them to JMX files for load testing in JMeter.

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Hands-on with version 6.4.0
// 03 · monitoring tools

Seeing what the system sees.

Glowroot
GLOWROOT
OpenTelemetry
OPENTELEMETRY
Datadog
DATADOG
CloudWatch
CLOUDWATCH
Grafana
GRAFANA
InfluxDB
INFLUX DB
Telegraf
TELEGRAF
Prometheus
PROMETHEUS
// 04 · execution & apm

Running it, end to end.

Execution tools
StormRunner
Controller
Performance Center
Jenkins
APM tool
AppDynamics

AppDynamics

// 05 · languages & web

Beyond testing.

Notes and projects from the languages and tools I use around performance work.