Clean Coder BlogA mock object is a very powerful tool, providing two major benefits: isolation and introspection. But like all power tools, mocks come with a cost. So where and when should you use them? What is the cost/benefit trade off? Let’s look at the extremes. ##No Mocks. Consider the test suite for a large web application. Let’s assume that test suite uses no mocks at all. What problems will it face? The e
