When is testing using mocks still a good idea ?
In the previous 7 articles of this series, I’ve tried my best get rid of mocks. I’m pretty sure that using these techniques will get you a long way out of mo...
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Get rid of mock maintenance with full fledged in-memory fakes
Last week’s post was about how hexagonal architecture results in fast, mock-free tests around your core domain. Unfortunately, that does not remove all mocks...
Avoid mocks and test your core domain faster with Hexagonal Architecture
As I’ve written in my last few posts, we can get a long way to avoid mocks with small scale coding best practices. Unfortunately, when systems reach a certai...
How Custom Assertion Matchers will keep mocks away
Custom assertions are a handy compromise alternative to mocks when we don’t have the time to refactor to a functional style.
How to use Test Data Builders to avoid mocks and keep your tests clear
We are sometimes tempted to use mocks to shortcut test data initialization. Unfortunately, excessive mocking makes tests difficult to maintain. As Uncle Bob ...
Immutable Value Objects vs Mocks : Fizz Buzz
In my previous post I explained how Immutable Value Objects help us to avoid mocks. In this post, I’ll illustrate this in practice with real code.
How Immutable Value Objects fight Mocks
Excessive use of mocks makes tests very painful to maintain. If we stick painful mocks for too long, we’ll end up abandoning unit testing. Eventually, the sy...
Careless Mocking Considered Harmful
💡 Mock hell : when excessive use of test mocks makes refactoring extremely slow or difficult.