%% date:: [[2022-11-03]] %% # [[Distributed tracing and performance testing]] What does [[Distributed tracing]] have to do with [[Performance Testing]]? Distributed tracing usually involves tracing an application from its entry point into the application, but there is a movement to move distributed tracing closer to the side of the customer. [^daniel] In a load test, distributed tracing tools can be used to associate every request or transaction with a [[Distributed tracing#Traces and spans|TraceID]] so that they can be followed throughout the system. To my knowledge, no [[Load Testing Tool]] currently does this out-of-the box other than k6, which has a [[Distributed tracing with k6 Tempo and Grafana]] integration. ## References [^daniel]: [[k6 Tech Talk 20210303]]