Testing Cloud Apps Shouldn't Be This Hard

Testing in the cloud = slow builds, fragile staging, surprise bills.Let’s talk about how developers are flipping the script and using local cloud environments to test smarter, faster, and cheaper without breaking production.Bonus: You’ll learn how LocalStack lets you simulate AWS on your machine. Game changer.

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