Here’s a scenario many of us have lived through: You’re leading a software development project, pushing to deliver features quickly, and the team is excited. Your team is in the final stretch of the software development project. Features are implemented, functional tests are passing, and the client is eager to deploy. Everything looks good until deployment. Then, reality hits. The system buckles under user load, causing delays, chaos, and frustrated stakeholders. Sound familiar? Cue the fire drills: scrambling to identify performance issues and implementing last-minute fixes while the client taps their watch. Not exactly the picture of modern software development,...