Evolution of Software
and what's next?
In the early days of programming, software was dedicated to solving narrow specialized tasks and required deep expertise to build.
As software evolved, it became suitable for solving a wider range of tasks for a larger target audiences of users. Programming itself has also become significantly easier and more accessible.
This growth skyrocketed with the rise of the internet and mobile devices, but has begun slowing in recent years. AI opens the door to sustained exponential growth, and Atom54 unlocks unique opportunities to accelerate development and solve an even wider variety of problems.
Software Layering
Over the years, programming evolved from punch cards, to assembly, and then to higher-level programming languages that are more developer friendly. However, between programming languages and the software end-product there still is the uncharted territory of unstructured software.
Within this layer, developers have to keep solving the same problems over and over, each reinventing the wheel. This causes incompatible and less efficient solutions, as well as extra manual labor.
Recently more frameworks, libraries and developer tools are being introduced in this intermediate layer.
They address certain problems, but they also introduce new challenges:
Dependencies make software vulnerable to breakages, downtimes, and licensing changes
Compatibility: different frameworks and libraries may not work together smoothly, requiring time and effort to reconcile.
Cumulative costs of frameworks and underlying resources may be a constraint, especially for individuals and smaller businesses.
Lack of flexibility and customization: standard libraries and frameworks often aren’t precisely suitable for the problem at hand, resulting in compromises in the end product’s functionality.
Lock in: after a dependency on a service or a library is introduced, it is difficult to revisit and switch to an alternative provider, especially once the software is in production.
Novel layer
Atom54 introduces a new software layer in the software technology structure. This layer unveils novel concepts and unique properties to programming, and addresses the status-quo challenges described above.
The Atom54 layer consists of:
Xenon core framework - that runs the Atomic components
An Ecosystem of Atomic components
And an Environment for morphing, evolving, and growing components
It is important to note that Atom54 is not a monolithic layer, quite the opposite. The Atomic components are independent of each other, and also, most importantly, independent of the framework. Similarly to how biological cells get connected together to form tissue, organs and organisms, the Atomic components get connected to form features, experiences, and applications.
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