Definition:
- When mocking an external API the test cannot be used to drive the design, the API belongs to someone else ; this third party can and will change the signature and behaviour of the API.
References:
Quality attributes
- :octicon:`file-code;1em` - Code Example
- :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` - Cause and Effect
- :octicon:`graph;1em` - Frequency
- :octicon:`sync;1em` - Refactoring