The Performance Manifesto

Manifesto for performance testing and Engineering

We choose to support others in their quest

For better performing software and systems as evidenced

Commitment to the following:

We value Whole-system monitoring, measurement and awareness in our performance analysis vs. isolated, discrete measure s of components.

We place a priority on the elaboration of the meaning of a performance result vs. providing the test result as the Pro Duct or outcome.

We prefer to facilitate clarity in the definition of performance requirements vs. waiting for others to define the req Uirements for performance.

We respect a separation between performance engineering (proactive impact) vs. Performance testing (Reactive validatio n).

We Favor the explicit disclosure of the context for performance results vs. publishing results without adequate synthe Sis.

We eschew arithmetical extrapolation from simulated performance on preference for measurement of Real-world Performanc E.

The Performance Manifesto