What if code had a lifespan? A morphogenetic computing experiment
Hi HN! I've been exploring what happens when we treat code not as architecture but as a living ecosystem. Demo: https://nabolitains.github.io/plasma/ This started from a simple question: The slime mold Physarum can solve mazes without a brain. What if our code could similarly self-organize? The result is Plasma - computational cells that: - Metabolize energy from their environment - Reproduce with mutations - Form emergent colonies nobody designed - Die (and that's a feature) No ML, no complex algorithms. Just simple rules creating complex behaviors. The entire thing is…
What if code had a lifespan? A morphogenetic computing experiment launched on June 7, 2025 with 5 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
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Hi HN! I've been exploring what happens when we treat code not as architecture but as a living ecosystem. Demo: https://nabolitains.github.io/plasma/ This started from a simple question: The slime mold Physarum can solve mazes without a brain. What if our code could similarly self-organize? The…
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