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Building Universes from Code: When the Digital Universe Collapses
Series: The Physics of Backup & Recovery - Part 2 When a computer fails, it happens with the abruptness of a star going dark. One moment everything works. The next, the rules change. Files vanish. Systems refuse to boot. What once felt infinite becomes unreachable. And in that moment - whether you’re a developer, a creator, or someone simply trying to get on with their work - you experience a kind of digital gravity: the realisation that everything depends on what you prepare
Tim Ellis
5 days ago1 min read


Building Universes from Code: How APIs Compress Complexity
Series: The Invisible Power of Documentation – Part 2 In physics, we do not hold the universe in our hands. We carry the equations that describe it. An API is much the same. Within an API lies immense power: the ability to trigger complex behaviours with a small, carefully structured request. Entire systems awaken. Data moves across networks. Digital worlds respond in real time. And yet, from the creator’s perspective, the interaction is beautifully simple, a clear call and a
Tim Ellis
Nov 262 min read


Building Universes from Code: The Quiet Architecture of Understanding
Series: The Invisible Power of Documentation — Part 1 In the vastness of the universe, nothing is truly random. Beneath the stars, planets, and swirling galaxies lies an exquisite and invisible order, equations that govern how energy moves, how matter gathers, and how reality itself unfolds. In the digital world, high-quality documentation plays a remarkably similar role. It is the quiet architecture beneath our software. The unseen framework that explains how systems connect
Tim Ellis
Nov 242 min read
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