An illustrated atlas

The Engine Room

backend ideas, drawn as machines that run

five machines — tap any of them to run

Plate I · Memory

One value, two names

the tag holds the pot’s address — write through it

x 10 0xc0A0 p 0xc0A0 *p = 20 one value, two names
Plate II · Indexes

Order skips work

the pile reads everything — the cabinet decides

B D F H K M Q T A–E F–K L–Q R–V W–Z +new Merton reads 0 read all of it?
the pile—
the cabinet—
Plate III · Latency

The tail is real

twenty-two marbles land together — one takes the long lane

typical—
p99—
Plate IV · Channels

The buffer buys time

the press is quick, the crate is not — five bays between them

rack0 / 5
delivered0
Plate V · The call stack

Last on, first off

three plates go on the spring — watch the order they leave

The plates, together

Five machines, one room

every machine makes one claim you can point at

The pointer
one value, two names
 I
The cabinet
order skips work
 II
The board
the tail is real
 III
The workbench
capacity absorbs speed
 IV
The rack
last on, first off
 V