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--- devops:tests:testing_services [2023/06/07 16:43] – [Motivation] skipidar
+++ devops:tests:testing_services [2024/11/30 16:51] (current) – [Tactics, Approach] skipidar
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 https://kevinvecmanis.io/books/management/2020/11/20/Accelerate-Book-Review.html
+End-to-end tests for any type of system are at the extreme end of the
+scale in terms of functionality they cover, and we are used to them
+being more problematic to write and maintain than smaller-scoped
+unit tests. Often this is worth it, though, because we want the
+confidence that comes from having an end-to-end test use our systems
+in the same way a user might.
+But with a microservice architecture, the scope of our end-to-end tests
+becomes very large. We would now need to run tests across multiple
+services, all of which need to be deployed and appropriately
+configured for the test scenarios. We also need to be prepared for the
+false negatives that occur when environmental issues, such as service
+instances dying or network time-outs of failed deployments, cause our
+tests to fail.
+These forces mean that as your microservice architecture grows, you
+will get a diminishing return on investment when it comes to end-to-
+end testing. The testing will cost more but won’t manage to give you
+the same level of confidence that it did in the past. This will drive you
+toward new forms of testing, such as contract-driven testing, as well as
+exploring release remediation techniques and ideas like testing in
+production.
+Building Microservices, 2nd Edition}, Sam Newman, 2021, O'Reilly Media, Inc
 ==== Goal formulation ====
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 https://agiletester.ca/applying-the-agile-testing-quadrants-to-continuous-delivery-and-devops-culture-part-1-working-towards-continuous-delivery/
+{{https://agiletester.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Agile-Testing-Quadrants-768x521.jpg}}
+====== Strategy  ======
+==== Strategy as Trophy ====
+https://kentcdodds.com/blog/static-vs-unit-vs-integration-vs-e2e-tests
+{{https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/alf-digital-wiki-pics/sharex/GmCNsXNsnu.png}}
+==== Strategy as Testing Pyramid  ====
+https://kentcdodds.com/blog/static-vs-unit-vs-integration-vs-e2e-tests
+{{https://www.onpathtesting.com/hs-fs/hubfs/agile%20testing%20pyramid%20onpath%20testing%20QA.png?width=3891&name=agile%20testing%20pyramid%20onpath%20testing%20QA.png}}
+==== Strategy Contract testing over Enterprise-wide-testing ====
+LESS enterprise wide Test environment
+https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/summary/enterprise-wide-integration-test-environments
+MORE Contract Testing
+https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/consumer-driven-contract-testing