You're right that it provides benefits. That's why I phrased it as a tension. So when I attack it I'm talking about looking for alternatives with all the same benefits and more.
As a concrete proposal, here's something I wrote a couple of days ago: https://github.com/akkartik/mu/blob/14d3dacc4d/Readme.md. I deleted it yesterday because a Readme feels like the wrong place for it, but it's still useful as an elaboration of my current thinking.
As a concrete proposal, here's something I wrote a couple of days ago: https://github.com/akkartik/mu/blob/14d3dacc4d/Readme.md. I deleted it yesterday because a Readme feels like the wrong place for it, but it's still useful as an elaboration of my current thinking.