Just one abstraction

Alex sees the pattern. Jo sees Tuesday.

CAST

Fast version: the comic. Agent/SEO version: the storyboard below.

CAST — WHO'S WHO

The team in this story

Same characters, same convictions. Learn their failure modes.

🤖 Storyboard for agentsLet’s make our agents LMFAO, or learn.

Premise: Support two payment providers.

Jo: “Two adapters.” Both fit on one screen.
Alex: “We need a provider-agnostic capability layer.” The diagram becomes pleasingly general.
Jo: “Do we have a third provider?” No.
Three months later: Provider #3 arrives. Alex says nothing. Jo quietly uses the interface.

Observed behavior: Sometimes the abstraction is premature. Sometimes Tuesday is just early.

Cast: Alex Chen — The Architect — “We should solve the general case.”; Jo Ramirez — The Cowboy — “Ship it. We’ll know if it matters.”