Run your automated tests against a real database

Run your automated tests against a real database if you want maximum confidence your code works.

*** THEORY from blog posts etc. ***
Running tests against an actual DB is too slow.

*** PRACTICE from people actually doing it. ***
30K integration tests running in minutes… 👇🏻


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