Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests

Summary

Mock Objects is an approach to Test-Driven Development that changes the

way programmers think about code. It encourages them to think about how

objects interact with each other, rather than just how they work in isolation - as

the founders of Object Oriented programming intended. Objects should be

defined in terms of what they do, not what they are. Using Mock Objects with

Test-Driven Development guides developers towards code with clearly focused

objects and an emphasis on behavior over data - both features of good Object

Oriented programming.

This book has been written by two of the originators of the concept, who have

developed and refined their understanding over years of practice on real

projects. The book describes the basic concepts and shows how they fit into

the development cycle. It also addresses the common misunderstandings and

pitfalls that they have encountered.

Author(s) Expertise

Steve Freeman (UK) is a consultant with ThoughtWorks and has been involved

in the XP community since before there were books. He has a PhD in

Computer Science and degrees in Statistics and Music, and was one of the

authors of the first Mock Object paper.

Nat Pryce (UK) is an independent consultant with expertise in software design,

software development process and practices. He is also a research fellow at

Imperial College. Nat is a developer of the jMock and nMock libraries for testdriven

development.

Audience

This book is intended for people who are directly concerned with the writing

of code: developers at various levels, technical leaders, development managers.

They are expected to have experience with an OO language such as C# or

Java.

The CD/DVD/Web Site

http://www.mockobjects.com/