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 See [test/babashka/pods/sci_test.clj](test/babashka/pods/sci_test.clj).
 
+## Why JVM support?
+
+- Babashka pods allow you to leverage functionality from other programs
+regardless of the technology they were implemented in. As such, pods can be a
+light weight replacement for JNI.
+
+- When developing pods, this library can be used to run tests for it on the JVM.
+
 ## License
 
 Copyright © 2020 Michiel Borkent