The document discusses load testing and provides examples of performance issues that can be uncovered through load testing. It describes various tools that can be used for load testing, including Apache Bench, JMeter, custom scripts, and Locust. Cloud-based load testing services are also mentioned. Performance monitoring tools like New Relic are recommended to help identify bottlenecks before and during the load testing process. Inefficient usage of frameworks like Django ORM can negatively impact performance and should be avoided.