If Your API Stubs Aren’t Contract-Tested, They’re Just a More Elaborate Lie
Most teams use WireMock to fake HTTP responses and save time, but this creates dangerous false confidence when stubs drift from reality. The real power of WireMock isn’t simulating APIs—it’s exposing the API contract as a testable boundary. If your stubs aren’t contract-tested, you’re just shipping a more elaborate lie to production.