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Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by coldtea on Monday September 12, 2022 @03:39PM (#32815707)
Sure, but I think you have a misconception: that those are like compliance tests for developers or have that role.

Rather, those acid tests were tests that test the rendering engine (in multiple aspects at the same time), and are meant for the end users: to give them a nice visual representation of the browser's progress, or lack thereof, and to push browser developers to fix issues that cause visual glitches (with features drawing the test image selected to be nice for layout writers to have) and have them race each other to pass them...

Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by andrewmcwatters on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:00PM (#32816896)
I don't have any misconceptions about the state of web technology testing, or how WaSP made an impact on the miserable state of the industry at the time. I work on browser technology.