Bilal Ahmed 
(C) Reuters, elon musk gets ready for big interview with donald trump
Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has posted that he is getting ready for an important interview with Donald Trump. Trump, once President of the United States, wrote on his own social media platform, Truth Social, that he would join Musk for a “major interview.”
When Will the Interview Happen?
Musk told his following on X that the interview will happen on August 12 at 8 PM Eastern Time, and he wants to make sure that as many people as humanly possible can view it or read it without any problems.
How is Musk Preparing?
Musk posted an update on X to say he’s running some “system scaling tests” before going live with Trump. That means he’s testing whether X can handle a lot of people all using it at once. He’s doing that because he believes that several people will tune in to the interview, and he doesn’t want X to stop working or become very slow.
What is Scalability Testing?
This type of testing is applied to determine if a website or computer system can continue to function when it comes under increasing pressure, either by more and more users or more and more work. It is like testing whether a highway will work properly as more and more traffic drives on it without getting overcrowded or slow.
Why is Scalability Testing Important?
This could be the case when the website is experiencing more people than usual, and it sometimes crashes or is extremely slow. Conducting scalability tests before the interview will help Musk avoid such issues. He wants to ensure that everybody who wants to watch can watch it without any problems.
How Scalability Testing Works
The testers take into consideration the performance of the network and computers when the site is accessed by an increasing number of people. The testers will try and see precisely why a system could malfunction when lots of users are accessing the system simultaneously. This helps in solving problems before they occur.
Elon Musk is said to be testing how his interview with Donald Trump would go live on the app to ensure everything goes well. Conducting a test run with his system before a show helps him avoid possible technical issues that might arise when several people tune in simultaneously. It is important to be prepared while hosting big events online.
