Patterns

organic first principles decision matrix (taxonomy) of arch (comp sci / swe) dichotomies aka forks in the road

human/machine/(vm)

minimal/good/perfect

code
data

logic
state

imperative
declarative

OO
functional

build(time)
run(time)

AOT
JIT

static
dynamic

src/bundle/byte/machine/micro(code)

(a)sync

CJS
ESM [fetch/parse/modrec] bind exec

prebuild
build from src

static
dynamic

disk/mem/cpu

state(ful/less)

persistent
ephemeral

(non)deterministic

(im)mutable

dev
prod

client
server

human
machine/device
vm/sim/emu

admin/sudo
user

pure
side effects

named
anonymous

hoist/init(tdz)/assign/exec

lifo
fifo

relational
noSQL

(un)handled

micro
macro

unit
e2e

mono
poly

manifest
lockfile

child
parent

manual
auto

storytell
explain

product
service

DevX
UX

generic
custom

(anti)fragile

week(day/end)

ping
jitter

research
dev

plan
exec

create
maintain

CRUD

free
fee

(high/low)priority

(cold/warm/hot)start

(non)breaking

opt(in/out)

nightly/dev/exp/canary
alpha/beta/rc
current/active/maintenance
lts/stable
deprecated/legacy
EoL

Word Size	ISA (Exec State / Instruction Set)	Android (ABI)	iOS & Mac (Arch)	Context
64-bit	AArch64 / A64	arm64-v8a	arm64	device / M1 sim/emu
64-bit	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	Intel Mac/PC / sim/emu
32-bit	AArch32 / A32	armeabi-v7a	armv7(s)	old device
32-bit	x86	x86	i386	old sim/emu