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Pieces about technology on rootlogic.dev. 4 pieces, 37 minutes of reading.
May 25, 2026
◌ Analysis The unowned seam A root-cause study of a recurring build defect: a shallow last-key-wins JSON merge that silently drops locale strings shared by two frontends.
10 min
May 24, 2026
¶ Essay Rebuild, don't restore Rebuilding state by folding an ordered log is more robust than restoring a snapshot, and it buys free seek, reset, and deterministic replay.
11 min
May 23, 2026
¶ Essay Energy as the test oracle With no closed-form answer to assert against, the conservation laws you are simulating become the test oracle: a closed system that gains energy is wrong.
13 min
May 22, 2026
· Note Zero dependencies is a feature The standard library is the one dependency you already trust; everything past it is a standing liability you carry for the life of the tool.
3 min