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  Let’s Take an e-commerce platform, where there are different services for user authentication, product catalog, and order processing. These services communicate through APIs. For example, the order processing service needs to get product details from the catalogue service. Contract testing ensures that the agreement between these services—specifying what data the order service expects from the product catalogue service—stays consistent. What is Contract Testing? Contract testing ensures the communication between different services in a microservices architecture aligns with agreed-upon specifications. It verifies that the interactions between a consumer (the service that calls another service) and a provider (the service being called) adhere to a predefined "contract." This contract defines the inputs and outputs for APIs or services, ensuring that both parties understand and agree on the data format, types, and response structures. Imagine it as a formal agreement that can...

  Performance testing t is a major part of software testing and involves understanding how the software handles expected errors, which is integral to quality assurance. There are multiple free and open-source tools we can discuss in the blog, but let's start with why we even need performance testing. What is Performance Testing? Performance testing evaluates how an application behaves under various conditions, such as different user loads or network speeds. It helps determine the speed, responsiveness, stability, and scalability of the software. By simulating real-world usage, performance testing identifies potential bottlenecks and ensures the application can handle expected and unexpected demands efficiently. Let's understand with an example : Imagine you are building an e-commerce website where users can browse products, add items to their cart, and complete purchases. During performance testing, you would simulate thousands of users shopping simultaneously to see how the we...