Testing · Junior · Question 39 of 78

What is a risk of mocking too much?

✓Correct answer: Tests pass while the real parts no longer fit together
2Tests become too slow
3Coverage drops to zero

Explanation

Every mock is an assumption about how the real dependency behaves. Mock the boundaries (network, time, randomness), not your own modules.

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