Pirate testing is a method of creating interoperability.

2025-03-17 · Bits and Bobs 3/17/25

Pirate testing is a method of creating interoperability.
- An independent test suite that makes it easier to have multiple implementations.
- The implementations themselves might not even care to be interoperable, but if the community wants to use it as a schelling point, a pirate testing suite can help create and maintain alignment emergently.

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