Why Tests Are the Backbone of Healthy ProjectsIn the world of software development, testing is not just a formality; it's a lifeline. Tests act as our safety net, giving us the assurance that our code...

“It works on my machine.” We’ve all said it. But what happens when your API hits a real database, real HTTP calls, and real users? That’s…

Integration tests shouldn't rely on external infrastructure—but they also shouldn't mock everything away. In this post, we look at how to use Testcontainers in .NET to spin up real Postgres and Redis instances in your tests, how to manage container lifecycle using IAsyncLifetime, and how to structure your xUnit fixtures for speed and reliability

Last week I struggled (again) running ASP.NET Core integration tests for an ASP.NET Core Web API that uses DefaultAzureCredential in a Azure DevOps YAML pipeline. To avoid having to struggle again, I am writing down my findings here. The initial situation There was an existing ASP.NET Core (.NET 8) Web API project that uses DefaultAzureCredential to connect to an Azure Key Vault.

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(Thank you, Anne-Marie Charrett, for reviewing my work and helping with this post.) One of the reasons I obsessively coach other testers is that they help me test my own expertise. Here is a particularly nice case of that, while working with a particularly bright and resilient student, Anita Gujrathi, (whose full name I am […]

Learn how to boost integration testing with Testcontainers in .NET, using real MySQL database instances for reliable, production-like test environments. Simplify your setup, improve code quality, and ...

If you use an auth provider like Auth0 you can test user sign-up and login end-to-end using virtual authenticator devices. These are free dummy TOTP devices ...

Dive deep into .NET integration testing with databases. Explore EF Core providers, migrations, seeding, and strategies for reliable test suites.

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Learn how replacing real authentication with a Mock OpenID Connect service makes integration tests easier to run, maintain, and scale across environments.

In an era where data is the new oil, efficient data integration between different systems is pivotal for businesses. As developers, we often find ourselves...

I created an open source library called BigTesty and this video presents this library. BigTesty is an integration testing framework for BigQuery, the tests are isolated and executed in the BigQuery Engine. The infra is ephemeral by default, but we can keep the result datasets and tables alive, to allow developers analyse the result in BigQuery. Link: - GitHub repository: https://github.com/tosun-si/bigtesty - Documentation of the project: https://tosun-si.github.io/bigtesty/docs/intro/ Add a GitHub star to project to help work for the GCP community #GoogleCloud #BigQuery #Testing