For Spring developers, GraalVM native images offer exciting potential: smaller footprint, faster startup, and improved performance. However, confidently deploying these images requires verifying they produce the same results as your JVM-based application. This talk shares a practical pattern for testing Spring Boot native images, ensuring a smooth transition from development to production.

Key Takeaways:

- Leveraging Testcontainers for external resource validation: Learn how to use Testcontainers to ensure your native image interacts seamlessly with external systems like databases, queues, and caches.

-Testing native images with RestAssured: See how to use the same RestAssured tests against both your JVM and native image builds, guaranteeing functional parity.

- Efficient testing strategy: Learn how to save time and resources by focusing native image testing in your CICD pipeline, while ensuring confidence through earlier-stage validations.

Join this talk to gain practical insights and a step-by-step approach for testing Spring Boot native images with confidence. Feel the freedom to deploy with performance gains without sacrificing reliability.