The JCP Program will be hosting a Spec Lead call on 20 December on the topic of developing a Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK).  A Technology Compatibility Kit is a required output of a JSR at Final Release, along with the Specification and Reference Implementation (RI).   The TCK must test all aspects of a specification that impact how compatible an implementation of that specification would be, such as the public API and all mandatory elements of the specification. The Reference Implementation is required to pass the TCK. A vendor's implementation of a specification is only considered compatible if the implementation passes the TCK fully and completely.  The TCK is used to test implementations of the Final Specification to make sure that they are fully compatible.

The call will be recorded and posted on the JCP.org multimedia page along with any related materials.   Invitation details for the online meeting:

Topic: SL Call: Developing a TCK
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012
Time: 9:30 am, Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00)
Meeting Number: 804 390 892
Meeting Password: 2222


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