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Valentin Gagarin
5fda995491 formalize file system objects
convention: describe every data type in prose, and illustrate with
a class diagram, and a textual representation of an abstract
data type.

right now we save ourselves the trouble of doing class diagrams, we can
add them later. but they are important.
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
fb2ec7e4ec reword section on references
use file Contents instead of Data, as that flows more naturally in the
prose.

simplify explanation of the idea behind scanning for store paths

remove references to unfinished sections.
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
90fc5b41a8 reword file system objects
- use singular for the "class"
- more consistency in type definition
- minor fixes in wording
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
e5e48593c8 move git comparison to related work
it should be pulled out of the branch before we go for merging
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
a145007a57 component -> store object, realisation -> build 2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
40efe5b30b build instrcution: Task -> function 2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
ca5ebf6382 revert build plan/step distinction, reorder rows 2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
610ddf44aa reword introduction to rosetta stone, add links
attempt to explain used and documented terminology, as well as how
the declarative programming paradigm relates to building software.

in the future one could highlight encouraged terms to shape future
material into higher consistency.
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Valentin Gagarin
5f96a0b4e8 associated operations are not collected
Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
070c85499b fix grammar
Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
7b5c00f67f add concrete store examples, reword note on file system 2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
c8c1b705ad reword section on Nix store 2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
39f01176a7 design -> architecture, add motivation
following ideas found in Architecture of Gazelle[1]

[1]: 56d35f8db0/Design.rst
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