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In this post, discover the top 5 alternatives to JMeter for load testing, including k6, NeoLoad, Speedscale, Gatling, and Locust.

I'm excited to share that Gartner has included Monitoring as Code (MaC) as an emerging practice to their Hype Cycles for SREs again, the second year in a row. Since we founded Checkly, our vision has been that monitoring should sit in your repository, be codified, and scale with your software development. There is no alternative to MaC as it allows your engineering team(s) to work together, create and maintain checks, and ultimately own their monitoring.

Modern web applications rely on invisible engines called REST APIs to function. These APIs handle crucial data exchanges behind the scenes, ensuring everything from login functionalities to dynamic content updates runs smoothly, handles client-server communication or communication across application services. But, just like any complex system, they are prone to errors and performance issues.

For a lot of organizations, APIs are almost like a digital baseball card collection. You keep adding to it, and some of them can be monetized. Just as you need to organize and protect your most valuable cards, you need to implement the appropriate security measures around your APIs. Your API gateway is like having a dedicated binder or box just so you can access your cards and share them without exposing them to people’s hands in a way that can devalue them.

There are several K6 alternatives with various degrees of reporting, ease-of-use and extensibility. We review 5 of them here!

Monitoring JavaScript log messages is how you know, at a basic level, what the browser’s JavaScript engine is doing in detail. Playwright provides an efficient way to listen for console logs and uncaught exceptions in your pages. This capability is invaluable for developers and testers aiming to catch and resolve issues early in the development cycle. This article will guide you through the process of setting up Playwright to monitor JavaScript logs and exceptions, enhancing your testing strategy.