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Summary: https://2023.pythonwebconf.com/presentations/why-you-should-contract-test-your-microservices
Slides: https://github.com/DawoudSheraz/conference-talks/tree/master/python-web-conf-23
Recording: https://drivewww.googleyoutube.com/file/d/1XE0JGH_q26Mh-HhrMPKPv5IZFkEI9lVJ/view?ts=64703dcb (may only be visible to 2U folk, public recording should be available in June)watch?v=nA2Pv00dPgE
History in Open edX
Pact was discovered by some edX staff by late 2017 and advocated as a potential solution for recurring pain around the performance, efficacy, and maintenance of end to end tests. But it wasn’t until 2021 that a pilot project to use it was actually approved. The implementing team at Arbisoft presented the results, but there wasn’t a strong followup (the learning materials available at the time didn’t lend themselves to quickly grasping when and how to use the tool in new services). In 2023, it is again being promoted as a potential solution for some common types of deployment incidents, especially as microservices and micro frontends proliferate in the Open edX system.
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