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outofpaperlast Tuesday at 11:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

A harness is a collection of stubs and drivers configured to assist with automation or testing. It's a standard term often used in QA as they've been automating things for ages before Gen Ai came on to the scene.


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arcanemachinerlast Tuesday at 11:53 PM

Yes, it is also a device used to control the movement of work animals, which farmers have been using for ages before QA came on to the scene.

squeefersyesterday at 4:24 PM

its technically an IDE, but harness makes it sound new and fancy.