Concepts & Rationale

These articles explain why things work the way they do: exact arithmetic, supersolids, manifold guarantees, and export semantics.

• The Operation Concept Why Solidean uses a command buffer abstraction instead of direct mesh-to-mesh functions.
• The Context Model Why Solidean uses an explicit Context object for all operations and resources.
• What is an Exact Arithmetic? How Solidean achieves exactness and robustness with custom fixed-width integer arithmetic.
• Solids and Supersolids Clarifying Solidean’s geometric vs. topological guarantees beyond the muddled terms 'manifold' and 'watertight'.
• TypedBlobs and DataSlots Why results are output-only, flexible, and immutable, and how DataSlots organize them.
• The Shared-Immutable Pattern Why immutability underpins performance, safety, and parallelism in Solidean.
• API Conventions How Solidean balances an abstract API with natural bindings in each target language.
• Export Philosophy Why Solidean distinguishes between input/output and import/export, and how to choose the right export function.
• Tracking IDs & Attribute Transport Provable provenance for every output face: fast, simple, and flexible attribute transfer after Booleans.