# Mocking Frameworks May Mask Design Problems

DevFeed: [Mocking Frameworks May Mask Design Problems](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/every-mock-is-a-bet-against-your-design-28425.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://craftingtechteams.substack.com/p/every-mock-is-a-bet-against-your>)

Author: Denis Čahuk

Published: 2025-06-12T12:54:42Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Crafting Tech Teams](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/crafting-tech-teams.md>)

Topics: [Mocking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mocking.md>), [Frameworks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frameworks.md>)

Tags: [frameworks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frameworks.md>), [mocking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mocking.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary argues that teams may use mocking frameworks to save time while overlooking underlying design problems. It presents mocking as a temporary workaround that can conceal poor design decisions.

## Source excerpt

Engineers glamorously flock to using mocking frameworks as a solution to saving time. In reality it is a band-aid provided by framework authors, baiting teams to ignore their subpar design decisions.