When is mocking useful?
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TDD - Test Driven Development
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Write application agains API that is not ready yet or not controlled by you.
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Replace a complex object with a simpler one.
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Isolate parts of the system to test them on their own.
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Speed up tests (e.g. eliminate remote calls, eliminate database calls).
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Simulate cases that are hard to replicate. (What if the other system fails?)
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Unit tests.