From Reactive to Proactive: Automated Performance Testing Success Stories

In this talk, Nathaniel Catchpole discusses Gander, Drupal's performance testing framework, which significantly enhances performance in Drupal Core 10.3 and Drupal CMS 1.0. The speaker explores real-world improvements in both front and back-end performance, highlighting how automated performance testing has led to optimizations such as reduced page weight and enhanced cache hit rates. Key topics include CSS and JavaScript optimizations, the render cache system, and the integration of PHP Fibers to address cold cache performance issues. Attendees will gain insights into the latest developments in Drupal performance and scalability and learn how to apply these advancements to their own projects.