4 ms·

Fascinating! > Code is stored as structured data, not text. So from where does it get that structured data, if not from text?

• mattstellify 9mo ago
  Great question! Stellify doesn’t treat code as text at all — it stores everything as structured records in a database. Each file, method, route, and UI element is a discrete entity with metadata and relationships. When AI edits code, it operates on these records directly through defined operations (create route, add method body, update element, etc.), rather than generating strings. The system then assembles these records into actual PHP/JS files when you export, so you always get working code, with no syntax errors or merge conflicts.
  • chrisjj 9mo ago
    Great. So from where does it get that structured code data, if not from text? From machine code, perhaps?
    • mattstellify 9mo ago
      The structured code data is created from the code you/ AI agents write or import. Once stored as structured data, AI can operate upon your code to perform surgical operations designed to improve or maintain your codebase. When you export, Stellify assembles these records into PHP/JS files that are fully functional and free from syntax errors or broken references/ merges.
      • chrisjj 9mo ago
        > The structured code data is created from the code you/ AI agents write or import. The code I write is text, so how does it get from that to "not text" in your "structured data"?