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173: Mocking and Unit Tests

Programming Throwdown by Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci

Apr 29, 202495:22Technology

Patrick and Jason discuss unit testing, regression testing, and system testing, with a focus on when mocking actually helps. They explain mocks versus fakes, testing tradeoffs, and the practical role of testing libraries...

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