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Articles of Thomas di Luccio

Announcing changes to the “Profile all requests” feature on Chrome

Chrome Manifest v3 limits our ‘Profile all requests’ feature, forcing its removal from the Chrome extension. While we explore solutions, Firefox users can continue using this capability seamlessly.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Sep 05, 2024

Scaling for success: load testing your app for Black Friday – part 3

Effective load testing replicates real-world scenarios, putting your application through its paces with simulated traffic patterns that mimic Black Friday. This proactive approach prepares your system for high demand and builds confidence in its reliability and performance under pressure.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Aug 28, 2024

Scaling for success: load testing your app for Black Friday – part 2

Scaling for success on Black Friday isn’t just about adding more servers—it’s about understanding your application’s limits and optimizing performance under extreme conditions. Load testing provides the insights needed to fine-tune your infrastructure and code, guaranteeing a smooth user experience when it matters most.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Aug 14, 2024

Scaling for success: load testing your app for Black Friday – part 1

As Black Friday approaches, e-commerce platforms brace for an unprecedented surge in traffic. You must load-test your application to ensure a seamless shopping experience and maximize conversion. By simulating peak traffic conditions, load testing helps identify potential bottlenecks and scalability issues, ensuring your app can handle the influx of eager shoppers.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 31, 2024

Building resilience: projecting the impact of changes before they reach prod with Blackfire

Blackfire allows you to predict the impact of changes before they go live. Not only does it shield you from degraded performances, but it can prevent you from being the source of potentially global outages.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 22, 2024

Boosting PHP performance: mastering OPcache optimization with Blackfire

Unlock the full potential of your PHP applications with our comprehensive guide to OPcache optimization. Dive deep into the PHP compilation mechanism and see how Blackfire’s continuous observability solution can ensure your settings are always optimized for the best performance.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 17, 2024

Black Friday is coming: embrace performance-driven growth with Blackfire

Major events’ success isn’t about last-minute fixes; it’s about continuous preparation. Blackfire helps you establish performance baselines, detect issues proactively, and optimize resources effectively.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 03, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling:  part 3

Our journey behind the observability scenes ends with continuous profiling, the intermittent data collection of which offers a unique tradeoff between the quality of the information available and minimal overhead.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jun 19, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling: part 2

Let’s continue our journey behind the observability scenes, explore the extends and limits of a deterministic stack, and understand how continuous profiling can fit into this landscape.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jun 05, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling:  part 1

Embark on a journey behind the scenes to discover the different ways of collecting observability data and converting it into actionable information.

By Thomas di Luccio, on May 22, 2024