Building devtools is like finding an orthonormal basis of primitives for applications
AAAzzam · x · 2026-09-05
A developer's one-liner with real substance: building devtools feels like searching for an orthonormal basis of primitives for applications — a neat metaphor for designing orthogonal, composable tools that can express any use case.
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