Contract Testing Studio
Hands-on contract testing between services with emphasis on consumer-driven workflows and readable pact files.
Duration: 4 weeks · Format: Cohort
Vendor alignment: Microservices testing objectives
Skill level: Intermediate
Practice labs: Included
Informational price: 790,000 KRW
Overview
You will stand up contract suites between two sample services, negotiate breaking changes politely, and document deprecation windows. Mentors look for courteous commit messages and migration notes.
What is included
- Sample services in two languages to mimic polyglot teams
- Guided merge requests that introduce intentional breaks
- Checklist for versioning public APIs
- Office hours on cross-org workflow alignment
Outcomes
- Publish passing contracts on four interface changes
- Author migration notes for one breaking change
- Run a mock negotiation with a classmate playing provider
Lead mentor
Theo Martins
Integration engineer who prefers contracts over lengthy integration environments.
FAQ
Framework lock-in?
We standardize on one open contract toolkit for class consistency. Concepts transfer to commercial tools.
Monolith teams?
You can still benefit if you are splitting modules internally, but pure monoliths may find half the exercises tangential.
Capstone grading?
Pass requires both green contracts and readable migration notes. Speed alone is not scored.
Experience notes
Contract Testing Studio was harder than I expected because my partner kept finding edge cases I had ignored.
Loved the merge request reviews; disliked the early morning sync for APAC pairs, but that was disclosed up front.