File:Mocks & stubs by Ken Scambler

Mocks & stubs are sadly ubiquitous, but in almost every case their use can be avoided through a better design of the underlying software. Ken will go through some of the common patterns, and how to design them away. Themes: Functional programming, separation of concerns, modularity.

Ken Bio: Ken Scambler is a FP enthusiast and Scala developer based in Melbourne. Long years in the Java mines have pushed his views on type safety and functional purity to outright bigotry. He is a co-organizer of the Melbourne Scala User Group, and has a pet rabbit.