This is another (interesting) spin on the language workbench / program as datastructure concept. Honestly, the problem is that people think they want faster ho

This is another (interesting) spin on the language workbench / program as datastructure concept. Honestly, the problem is that people think they want faster horses. You see the usual banal comments here "what if the database crashes", "I just want to edit with Emacs", but no consideration (usually due to no exposure) of the upside of always having the program in a state that can be comprehended mechanically. It's unfortunate, because it ties us to maintaining and building programs like it's the 70s. For a fresher take on what this could enable if the general programming population were a bit less reactionary, consider the (sadly moribund) http://mbeddr.com http://mbeddr.com