From: Brian I. <in...@tt...> - 2002-09-11 17:49:12
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On 11/09/02 11:13 -0600, why the lucky stiff wrote: > Oren Ben-Kiki (or...@ri...) wrote: > > A cross-platform application usually has a schema that is designed detached > > from a particular language (you could say "by definition"). Hence when > > dumping data that is expected to match such a schema, you _have_ the proper > > instructions to give the loader (even if only in the form of a paper > > document that needs transcribing). > > In addition, I think the TestingSuite will really assist us in matters > such as these. Because the primary implementations at the moment (.py, > .rb, .pm) are using it, we are forced to communicate when we add new > tests, which communication will help us more than anything written in > the spec. I can't keep a 100% track of everything in the spec but > between looking at the other implementors' assertions and their > reactions to new tests, we can usually get it right. +10 I had this conversation with Steve on irc the other day. In many ways the TestingSuite is such much more vital than written specifications. Words can be twisted, but the code don't take no mess. I'd be really pleased to see the people who are putting so much energy into our spec, start codifying their ideas into the TestingSuite. > Anyways, point was: good tests in the TestingSuite should really help us from > spiraling out of control as far as interop. > > _why > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > In remembrance > www.osdn.com/911/ > _______________________________________________ > Yaml-core mailing list > Yam...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/yaml-core |