[TIP] mocking a file in /proc

[Ben Finney]

Gregory Salvan <apieum at gmail.com> writes:

> if you have to use utils like effect or write integration tests to
> interact with externals systems, you've got a problem of design in
> your code.

MAybe so, maybe not.

In either case, addressing that problem *still* requires that we write
good test cases. Those test cases need to present test doubles for the
costly and/or non-deterministic external dependencies.

So use of test doubles is a good practice.

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Ben Finney