Over time I’m coming to two conclusions: 1. Standard libraries are the new operating systems 2. The only way to design reasonable (lean, secure, responsive, i

Over time I’m coming to two conclusions: 1. Standard libraries are the new operating systems 2. The only way to design reasonable (lean, secure, responsive, interoperable, reliable, long lasting, etc.) software is for rich and carefully thought out abstractions to be incorporated into operating system and/or standard library APIs. We have to remove complexity by building better operating systems, programming language, and core standards/ abstractions. A great example is web components—they should have destroyed the case for React and its ilk, instead a completely wasted opportunity.