--- title: quiz: a tool for rapid OpenZFS development | daily.dev description: quiz is a tool for rapid OpenZFS development that allows for fast edit-compile-test cycles. It uses microVMs to quickly start and stop VMs for testing, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/quiz-a-tool-for-rapid-openzfs-development-xoubijdpk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: quiz: a tool for rapid OpenZFS development | daily.dev og:description: quiz is a tool for rapid OpenZFS development that allows for fast edit-compile-test cycles. 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