<!-- Keep these timeouts very large because, if we hit the timeout, the tests silently pass :( -->
              <testTimeOut>86400 <!-- seconds --></testTimeOut>
              <testMethodTimeout>1440 <!-- minutes --></testMethodTimeout>
              <!-- Presumably we want watchFileChanges=false here, since we want it for compile: -->
              <extraJvmArgs>-Dgwt.watchFileChanges=false</extraJvmArgs>
            </configuration>

### Core Design Principles
CoreLib follows a **utility-class pattern** where most functionality is exposed through static methods:

- **Assertion-based validation** - All methods validate inputs using `AssertionUtil.assertArgumentNotNull()` and `AssertionUtil.assertArgumentNotEmpty()`