david on Nostr: I want to see if I’m following something correctly. During the discussion, the ...
I want to see if I’m following something correctly.
During the discussion, the point was made that when one shuts down a traditional (Unix) computer, it needs to be put into a state such that it can be shut down safely. Open apps need to be closed, etc. In other words: it is a state machine, and each state belongs to one of two categories: safe-to-shut-down and unsafe-to-shut-down.
The product you’re building at vaporware is also a state machine, and one of its most important attributes is that every possible state belongs to the safe-to-shut-down category.
Would that be a fair statement?
During the discussion, the point was made that when one shuts down a traditional (Unix) computer, it needs to be put into a state such that it can be shut down safely. Open apps need to be closed, etc. In other words: it is a state machine, and each state belongs to one of two categories: safe-to-shut-down and unsafe-to-shut-down.
The product you’re building at vaporware is also a state machine, and one of its most important attributes is that every possible state belongs to the safe-to-shut-down category.
Would that be a fair statement?