Workshop: Nullables -
Testing without Mocks

Better tests without mocks: Learn how to test external dependencies with James Shore's method and understand the specifics of nullables.

Illustration: 4 Personen an Notebooks und Whiteboard, die diskutieren, planen und programmieren.

Workshop “Nullables - Testing without Mocks”

online or inhouse

The workshop is designed to last 4 hours as standard. However, the content and duration can be individually customized. Let's talk about the possibilities!

Everything at a glance: What to expect in the workshop

The topic

James Shore's “Testing Without Mocks” offers a new approach to testing external dependencies without the use of mocks. It combines the advantages of unit and integration tests, which makes refactoring easier and reduces the coupling to the production code.

The focus is on so-called nullables, which bring new possibilities, but also challenges. The method questions traditional testing practices and opens up innovative ways for more robust and flexible tests.

Workshop content

The advantages and disadvantages of solitary and sociable tests
Trade-offs of mocks
The nullable design pattern
Sociable unit tests

Target group

Developers
Architects

Hardware requirements

Laptop with Node.js

The speakers

Martin Grandrath

Ferdinand Ade

Marco Emrich

Primary Consultant / Software Architect