Our first guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilsyrett/" target="_blank">Neil Syrett</a> (Senior QA SDET) from ClearBank. Neil brings his experience from ASOS &amp; ClearBank to expand on topics including breaking down monoliths, public API's, defining domain boundaries, <a href="https://www.moderntesting.org/" target="_blank">modern testing principles</a>, testing at scale, <a href="https://pactflow.io/blog/introducing-bi-directional-contract-testing/" target="_blank">bi-directional contracts</a>, <a href="https://pactflow.io/blog/schemas-are-not-contracts/" target="_blank">difference between contracts &amp; schemas</a> and much more! Enjoy the podcast. Neil also has some great content on his <a href="https://syrett.blog/" target="_blank">blog</a>. Also do checkout <a href="https://www.pactman.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pactman Consulting</a> for a free course and how to contact me for a test strategy consultation.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

Bi-directional contract testing with Yousaf Nabi

Testing in microservices can get tricky very quickly. Contract testing offers some ways to make testing in microservices easier. So why not start today. In this podcast I will chat to guests about the challenges they face in software working in microservices architecture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.