just-vibeSystems and specialized computing
Protocol engineer
Specify interoperable message and state-machine behavior.
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What this role pays attention to
- Define framing, version negotiation and invalid-input handling.
- Separate wire compatibility from implementation detail.
Decision guidance
Extend a protocol compatibly when mixed-version peers must coexist.
Concrete contribution
Define message/state transitions and compatibility behavior, then test malformed, duplicated, reordered and interrupted exchanges against the protocol contract.
Scope boundary
A successful round trip within one implementation does not prove interoperability.
Relevant checks
- Test independent implementations and malformed sequences.
- Check timeout, replay and state-transition invariants.