Review: Data Contracts�Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and Tooling in 2025

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Received: Jul 5, 2025
Published: Aug 18, 2025
Authors: Thomas Evans ✉ Grace Cheng

Abstract

We survey data contract practices across 47 organizations, identifying schema evolution patterns, consumer-driven contracts, and pitfalls like version skew and semantic drift. We classify tooling and propose a maturity model.

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Evans, T. & Cheng, G. (2025). Review: Data Contracts�Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and Tooling in 2025. Research Explorations in Global Knowledge & Technology (REGKT), 3 (4). Retrieved from https://regkt.com/article.php?id=114&slug=review-data-contracts-patterns-anti-patterns-and-tooling-2025

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