{"podcast":{"title":"TestGuild Automation Podcast","slug":"testguild-automation-podcast-318740","podcast_index_feed_id":318740,"rss_url":"https://testtalks.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://testguild.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/6/d/c/36dc54ea8c1f40d1d959afa2a1bf1c87/New_2023_Podcast_Covers_5.png","author":"Joe Colantonio","episode_count":596,"summary":"TestGuild Automation Podcast (formally Test Talks) is a weekly podcast hosted by Joe Colantonio, which geeks out on all things software test automation. TestGuild Automation covers news found in the testing space, reviews books about automation, and speaks with some of the thought leaders in the test automation field. We'll aim to interview some of today's most successful and inspiring software engineers, and test automation thought leaders.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T06:17:49.038208+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/testguild-automation-podcast-318740"},"episode":{"title":"Locust Performance Testing with AI and Observability with Lars Holmberg","slug":"locust-performance-testing-with-ai-and-observability-with-lars-holmberg","published_at":"2026-01-13T20:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/testguild-automation-podcast-318740/locust-performance-testing-with-ai-and-observability-with-lars-holmberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/testguild-automation-podcast-318740","url":"https://testtalks.libsyn.com/locust-performance-testing-with-ai-and-observability-with-lars-holmberg","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLarsLocustPerformanceTestingwithAIandObservability575.mp3?dest-id=184057","summary":"Performance testing often fails for one simple reason: teams can't see where the slowdown actually happens. In this episode, we explore Locust load testing and why Python-based performance testing is becoming the go-to choice for modern DevOps, QA, and SRE teams. You'll learn how Locust enables highly realistic user behavior, massive concurrency, and distributed load testing — without the overhead of traditional enterprise tools. We also dive into: Why Python works so well for AI-assisted load testing How Locust fits naturally into CI/CD and GitHub Actions The real difference between load testing vs performance testing How observability and end-to-end tracing eliminate guesswork Common performance testing mistakes even experienced teams make Whether you're a software tester, automation engineer, or QA leader looking to shift-left performance testing, this conversation will help you design smarter tests and catch scalability issues before your users do.","meta_description":"Performance testing often fails for one simple reason: teams can't see where the slowdown actually happens. In this episode, we explore Locust load testin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1803,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/testguild-automation-podcast-318740/episodes/locust-performance-testing-with-ai-and-observability-with-lars-holmberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/testguild-automation-podcast-318740/locust-performance-testing-with-ai-and-observability-with-lars-holmberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}