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title: "Testing: Mocks vs Fakes"
source: "/teaches/testing-mocks-vs-fakes-may-2023-f02c98ce10/"
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# Testing: Mocks vs Fakes

Collin Flynn

May 23, 2023

## About this video

Are you an engineer trying to decide between Mocks or Fakes for your test APIs? This video from the team at Livefront will provide an overview of Mocks and Fakes and various inputs to consider for each technique.

The best software products are tested and reliable. So whichever direction you choose, your end users will appreciate that you have a testing strategy!

## Presented by

Collin Flynn

Principal Software Engineer

Collin Flynn

## About Livefront

Livefront builds intelligent products, platforms, and agents for the world's most admired companies. Partner with us to move faster, think bigger, and drive material business outcomes with AI.

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