Testing controllers in Spring Boot can feel like a balancing act. You want fast, focused tests that catch real-world issues—without slowing down your suite or missing critical behavior. Too often, developers fall into one of two traps: writing plain unit tests with Mockito and JUnit, or reaching for the full-blown @SpringBootTest. Both miss the mark. […] The post How to Test Spring Boot Web Controller the Right Way appeared first on rieckpil.