It's a library

[dtchepak]

Not a framework. 😄

Tackling the big issues here. 😂

[zvirja]

@dtchepak What's wrong with you man, why are you lowering in rank our great tool? 😢 It's awesome enough to be even beyond the "framework" definition!!1

That was a joke. Ha Ha.

If you believe that library suits better, then go ahead and change it.

BTW, I noticed that Moq and FakeItEasy seem to be confused about their title:

Just out of curiosity, @stakx @blairconrad do you consider your product being a library, or a framework? 😉

[stakx]

@zvirja: In my eyes, Moq is clearly a library, as it leaves its user / client code in the driver's seat. It expects to be called by user code, and not the other way around.

Thanks for the cue, guys, I'll follow your example and clean up Moq's description. 😉

[blairconrad]

I'm not sure it's a big deal, really. But had I to choose, "library". As @stakx, our clients call it, not the other way around. I'd have no objection to rewording the description, but what to do about our twitter handle and Gmail account?!?!

/cc @thomaslevesque

[thomaslevesque]

I'm not sure it's a big deal, really. But had I to choose, "library". As @stakx, our clients call it, not the other way around. I'd have no objection to rewording the description, but what to do about our twitter handle and Gmail account?!?!

I'd say "library" too, for the reasons already mentioned. I remember seeing "framework" in the description and being vaguely bothered by it, but then it completely slipped my mind. I think we should change it. Too bad about the Twitter handle, I guess we'll have to live with it...

[dtchepak]

Thanks for everyone's contributions -- it's great to see .NET mocking framework library authors working together for the common good! ❤️

@blairconrad @thomaslevesque The Twitter handle is perfect! The "fx" is for "effects", like special effects in movies. It's a library that brings magical effects to .NET mocking! ✨👍

@zvirja This will require a major version bump to comply with semver?

PS: On a more serious note, thanks for the work you all put in to encourage testing for the .NET platform. I'm a big fan of Moq and FIE. Keep up the great work! ❤️👍

[zvirja]

@zvirja This will require a major version bump to comply with semver?

I think bumping major will be not enough - we should publish a brand new product now 😅

P.S. If you are speaking seriously then of course not, we are following SemVer for API only.

[dtchepak]

@zvirja No of course I'm not serious about a major version bump! I know that this sort of change requires a new product! 😅

I'm thinking OSubstitute ('O' > 'N').

[blairconrad]

From @dtchepak:

It's a library that brings magical effects to .NET mocking! ✨ 👍

I think we have a new quote to add to the top of the testimonials page!