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a "Coming from Sinon" doc
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Description
Worth having a doc that just covers differences in td.js vs sinon, especially where the terminology differs. Like it or not, thousands of people learned the word "spy" from sinon, where a spy is not a spy but rather a sort of partial mock / proxy.
Things to cover:
- spies are not spies
- re-emphasis on why test double doesn't offer a partial mock / call-through-to-real-thing mode as sinon spy() does
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing documentation for spies and test doubles, then compare its terminology with Sinon’s usage. The work is done when a focused “Coming from Sinon” guide covers why testdouble.js spies differ and why it does not provide Sinon’s partial-mock or call-through mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- documentation, testing
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100