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"How NOT to Measure Latency" by Gil Tene
Strange Loop Conference · Sep 28, 2015 · 42m 59s
What this video covers
Gil Tene of Azul Systems explains common pitfalls in measuring latency and response time, including why averages mislead and the problem of coordinated omission. He introduces open source tools like HdrHistogram for better measurement and reporting.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
The canonical recommendation whenever percentiles, tail latency, load testing or averages come up, described by some as life changing.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“Gil Tene has an excellent talk[1] on this.”
“this great talk from Gil Tene on how NOT to measure latencies (basically, don't use averages!).”
“This a life changing video by Gil Tene on this topic.”