173: Mocking and Unit Tests

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Texas A&M University Physics Festival
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Rust vs Cpp at Google
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- https://youtu.be/6mZRWFQRvmw?t=27012
Is Cosine Similarity Really About Similarity
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Xz utils supply chain attack
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- https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/what-we-know-about-the-xz-utils-backdoor-that-almost-infected-the-world/

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Topic: Mocking and Unit Tests

What are Unit Tests
- Balance between utility, maintenance, and coverage
- Unit Test: testing small functions
- Regression Test: Testing larger functions
- System Test: End-to-end testing of programs
What are mocks & fakes
When to use mock vs. fake
Mocking libraries in various languages

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