Comment on MiniStack (replacement for LocalStack)parentComments−whalesalad5moIf your CI DB is not 100% in parity with the real db -- you are setting yourself up for disaster. It is a false sense of security.Same reason I wince when people say things like "we just use SQLite in tests, but our real db is mysql/psql/etc"The test results have no merit if they are testing against a glorified mock.−victorbjorklund5moYou could have the fast tests that catch 99,9999% of the issues on feature branches and just run the real slow test before putting in prod.−justincormack5moYou can have fast tests and slow. Having fast tests to make progress working on features is important.
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If your CI DB is not 100% in parity with the real db -- you are setting yourself up for disaster. It is a false sense of security.
Same reason I wince when people say things like "we just use SQLite in tests, but our real db is mysql/psql/etc"
The test results have no merit if they are testing against a glorified mock.
You could have the fast tests that catch 99,9999% of the issues on feature branches and just run the real slow test before putting in prod.
You can have fast tests and slow. Having fast tests to make progress working on features is important.