Web Application Performance Testing

A Comprehensive Guide to Performance Testing using JMeter and Google Lighthouse with Live Projects (updated in 2025)

Created by: Vishwanatha Hebbar
Test Architect

What Will I Learn?

• Fundamentals of Performance Testing: Understand the core concepts and importance of performance testing in software development life cycle.
• JMeter Essentials: Master JMeter, including installation, configuration, and creating basic test plans. Work on real-time projects and apply the concepts.
• Load Testing Techniques: Learn to design and execute load tests to simulate real-world user scenarios and analyze system behavior under load.
• Performance Metrics and Analysis: Understand key performance indicators (KPIs), collect performance data, and analyze test results using JMeter reporting..
• Advanced Topics: Dive into advanced topics such as distributed testing,parameterization, and correlation for realistic testing scenarios.
• Real-Time Projects: Apply learned concepts and tools to real-time projects, gaining practical experience and building a strong portfolio for job interviews.
• Interview Preparation: Practice commonly asked performance testing interview questions and get detailed answers with explanations.
• API Performance Testing using JMeter
• Client-Side Performance testing using Google lighthouse.
• Performance engineering concepts, including thread dump analysis, accompanied by practical examples to provide hands-on experience.

Requirements

• No programming knowledge required. You will learn everything you need to know.
• Knowledge or work experience in software industry is an added advantage.

Target audience

• Software professionals who like to explore on performance testing.
• Functional and manual testers who like add weightage to their profile by learning performance testing.
• College students who like to explore on performance testing and prepare to be job ready.
• Anyone who like to start career in software testing field.