Other forms of testing
Besides unit and integration testing, other forms of testing should be considered. They are described in the next sections.
User Acceptance Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) looks at testing from a user's point of view. In the case of an API, the user is a piece of software consuming the service. Regardless of the type of user, this form of testing is important to ensure that a RESTful web service exposes a consistent and feature-complete API. UAT tends to be less automated than other types of testing. However, UAT test managers should ultimately have the final say in whether a software solution is ready for general availability.
Load testing
Another important criterion in measuring the production readiness of a RESTful ...
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