I’ve been using NMock 1.0 as part of my normal TDD (Test Driven Development) routine for a while now. I’d heard that there was a new version available a couple of months ago, but I saw no benefit in making the switch. For a start, the syntax was radically different and I was reluctant to invest time in seeing how to use it.

Well, I finally got around to using NMock 2.0 and after much searching, found a link to the site: http://nmock.sourceforge.net.

That link was surprisingly difficult to track down I can tell you … numerous dead-links and empty websites all over the place! I had to cheat in the end and ask a friend for it (thanks Neil)!

The new syntax has grown on me after an initial distaste for it. It may look more complicated and cumbersome than previously, but it is actually more usable once you get into it. The only issue I have with it is that the failure messages are very verbose, which can make it a little difficult to see what is going on, but I guess you get used to that too.