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Testing a PyTorch machine learning model with pytest and CircleCI

PyTorch is an open-source machine learning (ML) framework that accelerates the path from research prototyping to production deployment. You can work with PyTorch using regular Python without delving into the underlying native C++ code. It contains a full toolkit for building production-worthy ML applications, including layers for deep neural networks, activation functions and optimizers. It also has associated libraries for computer vision and natural language processing.

Make your end-to-end tests more stable with Playwright's user-first selectors

Learn in this video how Playwright's user-first locators like getByRole help to write more stable tests and improve your product user experience. Use nth() or filter() to select elements by their semantic surrounding elements, and avoid relying on implementation details to test your sites.

A Guide to Effective Network Load Testing & Load Balancing

When it comes to network management, there are two challenges that are ever-present; ensuring optimal network performance and maintaining uninterrupted network connectivity. Network admins are the unsung heroes, diligently managing the digital highways that connect the modern world. To maintain the delicate balance between seamless user experience and network reliability, two crucial practices come to the forefront: Network Load Testing and Load Balancing.

Grafana k6 for Beginners: Why observability needs testing

Having observability and monitoring solutions is a great way to gain insights into your applications' health, behavior, and performance. However, it doesn’t prevent incidents. Observability needs a partner, and this is where Grafana k6 can help you! In this video, Marie Cruz, a Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, explores what Grafana k6 is, why it's the missing puzzle piece in your Grafana stack, and how to get started.

Load testing on Kubernetes with k6 Private Load Zones (Grafana Office Hours #19)

This week, we're talking about how you can do load testing on Kubernetes with k6 Private Load Zones, a new feature on Grafana Cloud k6 that leverages the k6 Kubernetes operator to allow you to run distributed load tests against applications behind a firewall. Here to discuss this new feature are Senior Software Engineer Olha Yevtushenko, Product Manager Daniel González Lopes, Developer Advocate Paul Balogh, and Senior Developer Advocate Nicole van der Hoeven.