I wonder if this isn't a maintainability issue in disguise. I have never had a problem with unit tests or int tests. As a rule I never use mocks, and everythi

I wonder if this isn't a maintainability issue in disguise. I have never had a problem with unit tests or int tests. As a rule I never use mocks, and everything fits into one of those areas. Either you have real data sources available (such as an in process db) or you make it a module that can be easily unit tested. It's clear he is against TDD first, and looking for reasons second. I feel other factors are at play.