On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM Jeremy Ong via SG19 <sg19_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> > A counter-point was raised that the GitHub test assumes universal
> access; government, military, and finance sectors often mandate
> standard-library-only code, and C++ lacks a standard package manager
>
> I don't see how this is much of a counter-point at all to be honest. The
> standard shouldn't serve any specific sector, and the choice to restrict
> external code usage to the standard is precisely that -- a choice.
>

"The GitHub Test" is just a sticky name to help people remember. In
practice, it is not limited to just GitHub.

Of course, if things continue on their current trajectory and GitHub
becomes permanently unavailable, we may need to come up with a new name.

How about "The Download Test?"

Best