How to get Core Web Vitals in k6 (k6 Office Hours #86)
In this k6 Office Hours, we discuss how to get Core Web Vitals for your web app using k6, and how it can help you test for user experience. We are Nicole van der Hoeven and Marie Cruz, and in this livestream, we're talking about frontend performance testing with Grafana k6.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 Introduction and announcements
02:22 What is Google Web Vitals?
07:21 What are the Core Web Vitals?
18:58 How can we measure Core Web Vitals with k6?
41:54 Other ways to measure Google Web Vitals
53:23 Difference between k6 browser and Google Lighthouse
📝 Links mentioned
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k6 v0.44.0 release notes: https://github.com/grafana/k6/release...
Grafana blog on k6 v0.44.0 release: https://grafana.com/blog/2023/04/27/g...
Nicole's KubeCon talk about Emergent load testing: • Emergent load testing (KubeCon EU 202...
Core Web Vitals: https://web.dev/vitals/#core-web-vitals
Pagespeed Insights: https://pagespeed.web.dev/
Chrome User Experience Report Dashboard: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/cru...
Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-cons...
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Contact Nicole:
Twitter: / n_vanderhoeven
Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com
Contact Marie:
Twitter: / mcruzdrake
Site: https://www.testingwithmarie.com/
Learn more about k6:
Website: https://k6.io
Repo: https://github.com/grafana/k6