Malleable Systems Collective

Malleable software

computing environments where anyone can mold their tools to their own unique needs.That definition is by [[Geoffrey Litt]], who wrote [[Malleable software ...

malleable computing

By Devine Lu Linvega

Geoffrey Litt

Welcome! I work on malleable software: computing environments where anyone can adapt their software to meet their needs with minimal friction. To see what that means to me, read this essay or listen to this interview.

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps

The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.

Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One

We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.

Malleable software in the age of LLMs

All computer users may soon have the ability to author small bits of code. What structural changes does this imply for the production and distribution of software?

Malleable software in the age of LLMs

All computer users may soon have the ability to author small bits of code. What structural changes does this imply for the production and distribution of software?

Malleable software in the age of LLMs

All computer users may soon have the ability to author small bits of code. What structural changes does this imply for the production and distribution of software?

Patchwork

Studying version control in a malleable software context.

Dynamical Systems Group | Complex Systems, Engineered

Systems engineering firm that operationalizes emerging technology for high-reliability organizations. Scientific Computing, MBSE, Systems Integration.

Why Distributed Systems Are Hard to Develop — and How to Fix It

Here’s what’s missing when developing distributed systems today: Structure. Consistent, codified structure.

Erase your darlings: immutable infrastructure for mutable systems - Graham Christensen

Over time, a system collects state on its root partition. This state lives in assorted directories like /etc and /var, and represents every under-documented or out-of-order step in bringing up the services.