Setting Up MySQL to Local Desktop #speedscale #sql #mysql #desktop
Matt discusses how to set up MySQL to a local desktop in order to run data. He recommends using Speedscale's free proxymock tool to help avoid app crashes and continue.
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The latest News and Information on Software Testing and related technologies.
Webinar - MCP server integration
OctoPerf meets AI with the MCP Server. A bridge between AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) and OctoPerf, powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
AI in Performance Testing: MCP server Integration with OctoPerf
Some topics are just too trendy to overlook, and AI in testing is definitely one of them. A few weeks ago, we shared a blog post introducing the integration between an MCP server and OctoPerf, highlighting the many benefits it brings. To illustrate this in action, we recently hosted a webinar led by Thomas Pitteman, performance testing expert at Adeo and OctoPerf power user.
Mitmproxy vs Proxymock: Replaying Traffic for Realistic API Testing
Replaying traffic is a core tool in your toolbox when you need to reproduce a tricky bug or validate how your app behaves. Traffic replay is especially valuable for testing complex software applications that rely on APIs and microservices, where integration and functionality must be thoroughly validated.
Part 1: Building a Production-Grade Traffic Capture and Replay System
A few years ago I was on call during the Super Bowl. At the time I was working for an observability vendor and one of our customers had an outage caused by a surge in user traffic. But our monitoring system didn’t have enough data to know what went wrong and I sat on a call for 2 hours painfully listening to them spinning up more servers and trying to catch up with the user load.
How can we manage and secure test data under regulationsnlike GDPR and CCPA?
Keep test data private by avoiding production data and favoring synthetic data that mimics real patterns. If you must reproduce a production issue, fully anonymize and break any link to personal information, track data provenance, and limit access. Maintain relationships between datasets when generating synthetic records and confirm your software suppliers meet privacy standards. This approach helps teams satisfy GDPR and CCPA while testing effectively.
Levels of Autonomy in Software Development: Closing the Gap Between Creation and Confidence
When the automotive industry introduced the concept of Levels of Autonomy, it gave us a shared language for something profound. It wasn’t just about self-driving cars, it was about how humans and intelligent systems work together as execution gradually shifts from one participant to the other. Level 0 is full human control. Level 5 means the car can handle any situation on its own. And between those two extremes are a series of stages that capture both technological progress and human adaptation.
API World Recap #speedscale #shorts #api
We met a lot of great people at API World 2025. Thank you to everyone who followed up with us after the event. Looking forward to attending KubeCon in a few weeks!
Solving the Disconnect Between Software Testing Teams and Executives
Our latest research paints a concerning, albeit solvable, situation of blame and misalignment.
Debugging Without a Net: The Pain of Reproducing Production Issues
Every engineer has been there — a late-night page, a broken feature in production, and no clear way to reproduce it. The logs are vague. The metrics look normal. Your local environment works fine. Yet something somewhere is failing for real users. So begins the detective work — debugging a live system with almost no tools, no perfect test data, and no clone of production.