sprig and prose

sprig is an ecosystem for describing and understanding real systems over time.

prose is the declarative language used throughout sprig.

sprig (noun) — a small shoot; a sign of new growth

prose (noun) — ordinary written language, used to explain

Most systems are easier to run than to understand. Code explains how; knowledge drifts; onboarding becomes archaeology. sprig exists to keep meaning close to the system, calmly, over time.

Nouns over verbs
Start fuzzy, get precise later
Lossless, non-prescriptive descriptions
Incremental adoption
Calm by design

A tiny universe (in prose)

universe Sprig {
  book sprig {
    describe { An ecosystem for understanding systems over time. }
  }

  book prose {
    describe { A declarative language used throughout sprig. }
  }

  relates sprig and prose {
    from sprig { relationships { 'is written in' } }
    from prose { relationships { 'describes' } }
  }
}

Static universes will live here once published.