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What are the capabilities of Moq and Rhino.mocks?


I cannot find a specific feature-by-feature comparison of Moq and Rhino. All the questions are "which do you like better and why", or "here's how you do a simple mock in rhino and how it's done in moq".

I cannot find a deep comparison anywhere. I'm aware of the syntax differences, I'm not looking for answers about that. I am looking for a capability comparison. For example:

  • Rhino has Expect.On() for threaded mocking. Can Moq do this?

  • What about Multi-mocking (implementing multiple interfaces with one mock). Can Moq do this?

  • I believe Moq can now mock Protected members. Can Rhino do this?

Edit: I ended up looking at some of the other .Net frameworks as well.


Solution

  • Thanks to those that responded over the last few weeks. I ended up writing a blog post about my findings, since I had to do so much digging that it seemed like I might as well summarize them in the hopes of helping others. The chart I posted organizes my findings:

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    One caveat, which I touched on in the blog post, is that the chart is useful for checking the capabilities, but the real advantages to most frameworks are their unique features. I chose Moq in the end because of the easy to use API. Also, all the information is subject to errors and change - if you disagree with something on the chart, please post a comment.