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Sometimes, hitting those roadblocks leads to a better solution.

Maybe the new model is slower, and somebody looks into it, and realizes if they add a caching layer between the "REPL" module and the kernel ioctl, or service orwhatever, it will speed things up.

I run find and grep lot. And I'm sure the kernel caches a lot of the FS stuff, but there are higher-level things that could be cached and shared with other "REPL" modules. Like predictive URL middleware in browsers. Pluggable middleware that can be enabled or disabled.

Available now on the OS module store:

Larry's Grep Count Document Prefetch Module. Certified Safe by BlahCorp.

This isn't a new idea, and I'm sure others have had it before me.



That's actually pretty cool.

My post was a bit cynical, but the network effects would make it. The community would make it.

If it ever happened, I hope the contributors have fun.




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