in-process vs. remote is as relative as "right now". It depends on the scale you're looking at/waiting for. The interesting thing with the bacteria/biology met

in-process vs. remote is as relative as "right now". It depends on the scale you're looking at/waiting for. The interesting thing with the bacteria/biology metaphor is that the time scale variation is huge, from micro to macro. Your compiler is life itself and the validation is survival, with evolution. Sure, it may not be enough to be practical for computer-based stuff, but for a resilient/scalable system, that's a very interesting and enlightening angle to look at.