I conceded in one of my previous comments¹ that "that's how you sell" (being focused in the short term if not on "now"). If, however, one designs an architectur

I conceded in one of my previous comments¹ that "that's how you sell" (being focused in the short term if not on "now"). If, however, one designs an architecture for the long term, then "one boot fits all" should be out of the question, on principle. Of course we have an inertia that will keep things going as they are for some time, but if one thinks about designing something afresh, then the lesson learned from the cache model experiment is not one that should be glossed over. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12186357 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12186357