Hard-Coded Mock Objects vs Mocking Framework

Question

I\'m curious as to what method people like to use for mocking and why. The two methods that I know of are using hard coded mock objects and a mocking framework. To

Answer 1

Some distinguish between mocks and stubs. A mock object may verify that it has been interacted with in the expected way. A mocking framework can make it easy to generate mocks and stubs.

In your example, you've stubbed out a single method in an interface. Consider an interface with n methods, where n can change over time. A hand-stubbed implementation may require more code and more maintenance.