10:21
2026-09-23
dev.to
machine-learning
A library is a basis. App code is coefficients. Refactoring is a change of basis. I use compression and sparse coding to pin down what actually counts as a "new idea" — and why frequency, not drama,…
Engineer Richard Emate argues that a software library functions as a basis, application code as its coefficients, and refactoring as a change of basis, using compression and sparse coding to define wh…