Yep... that is the point. Vinge has some interesting and entertaining ideas and "logical derivations" of ideas that he explores across a few books -- see his latest -- and he's an excellent writer. But the idea of component assembly goes back a ways.
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Yep ... that is the point. Vinge has some interesting and entertaining ideas and "logical derivations" of ideas that he explores across a few books -- see his latest -- and he's an excellent writer. But the idea of component assembly goes back a ways.