Explore effective contract testing strategies for enterprise applications in this conference talk. Learn how to address common challenges like unreliable shared testing environments and API inconsistencies. Discover techniques for migrating legacy applications to work with stubs of external services, improving test reliability through API contract tests, and understanding the differences between producer and consumer-driven contracts. Dive into various testing approaches, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, as well as strategies for generating and using stubs. Gain insights into service evolution patterns, benefits of consumer-driven contracts, and best practices for implementing contract tests in both producer and consumer scenarios. Explore solutions for monolithic architectures, API creation, and handling messaging and polyglot environments. By the end, acquire valuable knowledge to enhance your testing processes and improve overall software quality in enterprise settings.
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