Signals from Our Futures Past

Signals from Our Futures Past

ALPS and the Topographic Mindset

It's a shift in mindset ...

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Mike Amundsen
Mar 31, 2025
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Most APIs today are designed like turn-by-turn GPS directions. They tell you exactly what to do next, step by step, assuming a single, linear path. Helpful? Sometimes. But brittle, rigid, and prone to failure when the terrain changes or new routes appear.

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ALPS (Application-Level Profile Semantics) is mo…

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