[jaegerpicker]

I use mocks heavily and I also test the database heavily. I use mocks in unit tests which is part of our automated build process. We also have fixtures and actual db level testing in our second level testing. Why not test both? unit testing will often catch a whole class of errors that integration tests will not or at least not accurately catch. I agree that the TDD dogma is silly but mocks and unit testing have serious value that you seem to be discounting.