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  - testing
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[[Mocks aren't stubs]]
[[Verified fake]]

Oftentimes wrapping a third-party object in a lightweight facade will improve the code but also increases test-ability dramatically.

If the third-party library already exposes an idiomatic interface, it is probably not worth wrapping it into a similar one just so it belongs to you. (Cough openstacksdk).


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https://hynek.me/articles/what-to-mock-in-5-mins/