Unit Tests by themselves give no guarantee that your system will work in a production environment. That’s where your code will have to work together with other resources like databases and APIs. Unfortunately, those are the kind of dependencies we try to avoid in tests by using mocking-frameworks. Risky business, because this means we’ll only know if the application really works when you push it to production.In this session we’ll look at some strategies you can use to test your application without mocking your dependencies away. You’ll discover how tools like Liquibase, TestContainers, WireMock and Pact can immensely improve your tests so you can deploy your application to production AND sleep at night.

About the speaker

Tom Cools is a Geek in all facets of the word, including but not limited to boardgames, comic books but most of all programming. Developer without borders, both geographically and technically. Active as a consultant with a focus on Java technologies.

Next to that I am trainer and teacher who loves to share not only knowledge but also passion for our craft.

Married, No kids, just a happy owner of a whole lot of nerdy/techy stuff. Currently working for Info Support nv. in Mechelen, Belgium.

Schedule

16:00 - Welcoming by Christophe Hellemans, Data-Driven Recruiter at Computer Futures Belgium

16:05 - Speaker Tom - 'Advanced Testing Patterns'

16:50 - Q&A and closing

17:00 - End