Why aren't data repositories static?

Question

I was looking at the repository method for an ASP.NET MVC app and noticed a static class wasn\'t used.

Since the repo is CR

Answer 1

1) It's difficult to do unit testing with static classes (if you are testing a class that depends on your repository, you want that test to work against a fake 'mocked' repository object instead of your real one)

2) You often want to have 1 repository instance per-request to make it easier to ensure that uncommited changes from one user don't mess things up for another user.

Answer 2

Repository pattern increase testability, static classed decreases it.