FPF Reference

    A.6.P:9 — Consequences

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    Methodology

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    Content

    Benefits

    • Predictable precision upgrades. Umbrella relational prose becomes systematically expandable into explicit structure.
    • Viewpoint conflict becomes repairable. Differences are shown as explicit role values, kinds, and qualifiers, not silent rewrites.
    • Change becomes speakable. “What changed?” is a named semantic change class, reducing folklore.
    • Cross‑Context safety improves. “Same, synced, or linked” becomes boundary-bearing relation specification and auditable, not rhetorical.

    Trade‑offs / mitigations

    • Higher authoring overhead. Mitigated by progressive elaboration: expand only when invariants, reuse, or decisions require it.
    • More explicit qualifiers. Mitigated by keeping the lens stable and reusing slot templates (A.6.5/A.6.6).
    • Perceived prescriptiveness. Mitigated by allowing Plain-register glosses that are immediately mapped to Tech tokens (without creating new relation specifications).

    Last Updated: 2026-06-17 — upstream FPF commit 646b0b9b (github.com/ailev/FPF)