DEV Community: Ekaterina Altun The latest articles on DEV Community by Ekaterina Altun (@ekaterina_altun_6bbea06bd). https://dev.to/ekaterina_altun_6bbea06bd https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4062012%2F8ff9bca7-5648-417b-ad63-a4cff00a5000.png DEV Community: Ekaterina Altun https://dev.to/ekaterina_altun_6bbea06bd en Test data generation pain Ekaterina Altun Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:26:59 +0000 https://dev.to/ekaterina_altun_6bbea06bd/test-data-generation-pain-3bph https://dev.to/ekaterina_altun_6bbea06bd/test-data-generation-pain-3bph <p>I know mockaroo and faker are fine for simple flat data but when data has to connect these tools fall apart and I am back to writing seed scripts. Someone told me just use the APIs to create an important data, is that what people do? does it get slow with lots of rows? Please share what actually works for you guys?</p> webdev testing automation discuss