[grannyg00se]

> Why compromise between unit tests and integration tests when the two aren't exclusive and serve different purposes? Why not actually have good unit tests and good integration tests, instead of beasts that are neither fish nor fowl and are less than optimal as either?

I wonder this myself. Unit tests serve a completely different purpose and should not get in the way of integration testing. They may/should help with structuring the code so that it is easier to integration test. They definitely shouldn't hinder. Then there is also the system level test, and then manual testing as well. All of these serve different purposes and can live happily together.