From type/Test

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sub diag($message)

Display diagnostic information in a TAP-compatible manner on the standard error stream. This is usually used when a particular test has failed to provide information that the test itself did not provide. Or it can be used to provide visual markers on how the testing of a test-file is progressing (which can be important when doing stress testing).

diag "Yay!  The tests got to here!";