Test Spies and Test Mediators instead of Mocks @Matlus

Test Spies and Test Mediators instead of Mocks @Matlus

Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Mocks and Mocking solves the problem of Behavior Assertion. However, I don't like that mocking couples your test methods to the (current) implementation. Using Test Mediators is another way to achieve the end (Behavior Assertion).

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