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> I do think that's a material risk - however broadly, do you think that such a scheme would make ecosystem better or worse?

I don't think it would be easy to cheat if:

  - tested implementation is open source: it would make cheating too obvious,

  - tests are constantly updated: it would make cheating too cumbersome and

  - tests include a randomization: it would not always work.
So, satisfying these points would drastically increase trust on the test corpus and tested program.

> If you made a hypothetical JSON implementation in your language of choice, would you use it?

On my machine? I use my own hacked kernel on my machine! In production? Only if tests indicate my implementation is as good as the best ones available.



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