# Performance test material **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Tags:** tools, learning, performance-testing\ **Created:** [10 August 2023 13:17 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928 "2023-08-10T13:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lufis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@lufis](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lufis)\ **Post date:** [10 August 2023 13:17 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928/1 "2023-08-10T13:17:39Z")
Hi everyone, Recently I have been thinking about learning other types of testing and based on the project’s needs, I think it’s a good idea and a good time to start introducing performance/load testing. I started reading about k6 and looks like it has what I need. I would like to ask you guys if you can suggest any material I should read before start implementing these types of testing, like “mindset” changes / best approaches etc. Also I’d really appreciate any k6 material / courses you guys may have. I know the documentation is the best place but I won’t deny some outside help too ofc! (For background, I have experience with js/ts) Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![sjt23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@sjt23](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sjt23)\ **Post date:** [11 August 2023 00:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928/2 "2023-08-11T00:43:30Z")
Hi, There are tons of materials and i cannot say just one will give you everything… My personal fav is this one [https://www.perfmatrix.com/](https://www.perfmatrix.com/) as it can give of basic details of all aspects of performance testing at one place. Another recommendation is to find a mentor as reading cannot be much help unless you get real experience from mentor on certain performance testing fundamentals. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![ikar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ikar/32/11389_2.png) [@ikar](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ikar)\ **Post date:** [11 August 2023 08:44 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928/3 "2023-08-11T08:44:45Z")
If you are looking at the k6, I’ve done a “getting started” overview on youtube. It’s a generic overview of what perf testing is + a simple example using k6. Maybe it’ll help? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kt1Bb3fzqlI/maxresdefault.jpg "Performance testing made simple. Creating your first load test with k6.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt1Bb3fzqlI) ---
**Author:** ![marie.drake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/marie.drake/32/8015_2.png) [@marie.drake](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/marie.drake)\ **Post date:** [11 August 2023 11:47 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928/4 "2023-08-11T11:47:41Z")
Hi, @lufis! Glad to see you want to learn about performance testing! As you said, the k6 docs are the best place, which also include guides, especially [Get started with k6](https://k6.io/docs/examples/tutorials/get-started-with-k6/). Here are a few that I can think of as well 🙂 There are a few introductory content from the k6 team, such as: - [Introduction to Performance Testing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqOwO4y8SbA&t=20s) - [Frontend vs. Backend Performance Testing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVACRP5qIJI) - [Performance testing principles](https://github.com/grafana/k6-learn#i-performance-testing-principles) - [How to do exploratory for performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wVwdlMwsJ8) - [Performance testing recommended practices playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdv3RhAQXNEpPqBJr8g54gyWhZu7xohC) that we have also curated. I also did a talk about [Performance Testing 101](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-talks/02e594bd?s_id=15544069) (requires MoT PRO account) and this free article [A Quick Start Guide To Learning Performance | Ministry of Testing](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/d5c9aef0?s_id=15544069) For more in-depth k6 material, feel free to check out our [k6-learn](https://github.com/grafana/k6-learn) repo. This is still a work in progress but should help you get started. From the community, feel free to check out: - [Unraveling the Magic of k6 for Automated Performance Testing | by Sahani Perera | Aug, 2023 | Medium](https://medium.com/@sahaniperera995/unraveling-the-magic-of-k6-for-automated-performance-testing-b1483f277369) - [Load Testing Made Simpler with Resource Object Model | by Enes Kuhn | Maestral | Medium](https://medium.com/maestral-solutions/load-testing-made-simpler-with-resource-object-model-1e06b5573a72) - [Streamlining Performance Testing with K6 and ChatGPT | by Monish Correia | Jul, 2023 | Medium](https://medium.com/@monish.correia/streamlining-performance-testing-with-k6-and-chatgpt-206c6c7db82b) - [Learn k6 series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ9A48W0kpRJKmVeurt7ltKfrOdr8ZBdt) Thanks, Marie ---
**Author:** ![han\_toan\_lim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/han_toan_lim/32/7551_2.png) [@han\_toan\_lim](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/han_toan_lim)\ **Post date:** [12 August 2023 09:22 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-test-material/69928/5 "2023-08-12T09:22:48Z")
In the first blog post a different approach for performance testing is suggested: > **[Technical bits of performance testing | Mindful tester](https://mindfultester.com/technical-bits-of-performance-testing/)** The second blog post contains a Q%A about performance testing: > **[Q & A Bits of performance testing | Mindful tester](https://mindfultester.com/q-and-a-bits-of-performance-testing/)**