Composition Shouldn't be this Hard

5 hours ago

Modern software development faces a gap between elegant theoretical models and the brittle reality of building systems, leading to tedium and fragility.
Fragmentation occurs when systems are assembled from components with incompatible internal models, forcing interaction through lower-level models like networks and operating systems, which reduces coherence.
Coherent systems, built within a single domain-aligned model, enable better tooling for verification, optimization, and automation, improving productivity and reliability.
The author proposes a general-purpose, sealed, domain-aligned model for internet software to eliminate fragmentation, allowing coherent systems without sacrificing generality.
AI, while powerful, does not eliminate the need for precise, domain-aligned models; it enhances productivity within coherent systems but requires good models to effectively handle complexity.
The startup Cambra aims to develop a new programming system based on this model, seeking to unify internet software development into a single, coherent approach.

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