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Testing the stability of something by finding its breaking point
In computing, stress testing can be applied to either hardware or software. It is used to determine the maximum capability of a computer system and is often used for purposes such as scaling for production use and ensuring reliability and stability. Stress tests typically involve running a large amount of resource-intensive processes until the system either crashes or nearly does so. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Stress testing (computing)A 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Identification and Governance of End User Computing Applications Impacting the Integrity of CCAR/DFAST Stress Testing Reporting in BanksInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: [Papers presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Ontario Educational Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, December 1-2, 1978]The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Cost Optimized Set of Primes Generation with Cellular Automata for Stress Testing in Distributed ComputingCited 6 times
- Go sideways: Stress testing (software)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Hardware stress testA closely related topic
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Cost Optimized Set of Primes Generation with Cellular Automata for Stress Testing in Distributed Computing
Computing the stress intensity factor range for fatigue crack growth testing at 20 kHz
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕[Papers presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Ontario Educational Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, December 1-2, 1978]Ontario Educational Research Council. Conference · 1966
- 📕Time-dependent corrosion fatigue crack propagation in 7000 series aluminum alloysMark E. Mason · 1995
- 📕Handbook of analytical methods for textile compositesBrian N. Cox · 1997
Stress echocardiography interactiveS. Beckmann · 1999- 📕In situ geomechanics of crystalline and sedimentary rocksHenri S. Swolfs · 1985
Transformez votre stress en vitalitéMantak Chia · 1990
Structural response of prestressed concrete members subjected to elevated temperaturesWilliam J. Mbwambo · 1995- 📕Inelasticity of materialsArun R. Srinivasa · 2009
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