Load Testing Your Website in 2026
A modern, practical guide to load testing web applications using Siege, k6, and Vegeta, updated for contemporary development workflows.
Blog posts tagged
TESTING
Green builds or it doesn’t ship: why teams must keep tests passing
Flaky tests, often caused by non-deterministic fake data, destroy trust in CI. Here’s how to enforce ‘always green’ and stabilise your suite.
Unit vs Feature Tests in Laravel: When and How to Use Each
A practical guide to choosing between unit and feature tests in Laravel, with examples, trade‑offs, speed tips, and a sane test strategy for real apps.
Testing Emails in Laravel with MailHog on Ubuntu (Nginx Setup + Basic Auth)
A comprehensive guide to installing and configuring MailHog for email testing in Laravel applications, including secure Nginx reverse proxy setup with basic authentication and SSL integration.
A/B tests, going downstream
Strategies for running backend A/B tests to measure downstream impact on user behavior and product quality.
Load testing a website with Siege
A guide to benchmarking and load testing web applications using the Siege command-line tool.
Test Credit Card Numbers
A reference list of valid credit card numbers for testing payment gateway integrations (Visa, MasterCard, Amex).