Microservices testing is hard. Automated trace-based tests can help developers validate that their data doesn’t affect other services. Here’s how to start.

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The transition to distributed environments has created complexity, overhead, and friction when writing and running new backend tests. These tests require a lot of preparation, infrastructure building, and maintenance since many services communicate asynchronously. In this blog, I show that by running trace-based automated tests, developers can validate their data through robust tests with almost zero effort.

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