Post #3190599
2026-04-20 13:45 UTC
@simontatham@hachyderm.io I'm more familiar with orthogonal in connection with *design* rather than configuration: does the decision about whether to build A1 or A2 affect the decision about whether to build B1 or B2? Often it does. Sometimes it doesn't, and then A and B are orthogonal choices.
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@soaproot@sfba.social 2026-04-20 14:14
@mjd@mathstodon.xyz Given how loosely I've seen people use "orthogonal" in these sorts of metaphorical ways, I'd be pretty surprised if the precise definition being suggested by @simontatham@hachyderm.io catches on. But part of me thinks it would be cool if it did.