The Top 6 Indications You’re Doing Mocking Wrong

This is a summary of the dangers of over-reliance on mocking in software development, particularly when testing complex workflows and authentication flows. Mocking can be useful for isolated unit tests, but it's essential to understand its limitations and potential pitfalls. The text highlights six ways in which mocking can go wrong, including allowing false confidence, increasing maintenance overhead, and failing to capture real-world issues like rate limiting and security updates. It also discusses the importance of using real dev versions of services when possible, as they provide better production alignment, lower maintenance, accurate testing, and developer confidence.