Database testing strategies and fixtures

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Database testing ensures schema and queries work correctly. I use transactions for test isolation—rollback after each test. Test fixtures provide consistent data. Factory patterns generate test data programmatically. Understanding schema migrations in tests prevents environment drift. Separate test database prevents production corruption. Parallel test execution requires database-per-worker. Seed data for development differs from test fixtures. Proper testing catches bugs before production. Essential for CI/CD pipelines, regression prevention. PostgreSQL transaction-based testing enables fast, isolated tests.