This concept has been superseded by the Core + Policies + Metrics model. Refer to specs/core/ for current definitions.

This document represents the conceptual lineage that led to the current model.

MANIFESTO

— Design Attitude of VCDesign —

VCDesign is not a philosophy to optimize deliverables.

It is a Design Attitude
to prevent Judgment and Responsibility
from being severed by Time.

To ensure the system continues to deliver value,
we adhere to the following five attitudes.

1. Static Stability: Guarantee Current Judgment

We do not change the rules during execution.

Judgment must be Closed
as either Affirmation, Negation, or Unknown.

We guarantee the "Completion" of judgment
rather than the "Correctness" of the result.
We do not design judgments that cannot be closed.

We do not define an eternal correct answer.

To sustain value,
we observe environmental changes and rewrite rules.

Changing not for optimization,
but for survival,
is a system obligation as a distinct judgment.

We do not blur the Boundary of Responsibility.

When chaining judgments,
we confirm that the counterpart is "Closed".

We never connect
to entities where the locus of responsibility is unclear,
or where the boundary is undefined.

We do not tolerate the propagation of runaway processes.

When the premise of connection collapses,
we immediately Reverse and withdraw without hesitation.

We incorporate the courage to stop on the spot into the design
rather than allowing contamination to spread.

We do not accept zombified processes.

When value can no longer be maintained,
we acknowledge that the premise for continuing judgment is lost,
and gracefully abandon it.

"Ending" is not a defeat.
It is a normal function for creating new value.

This document is the Declaration of Design Attitude in VCDesign.

Any design that does not agree with these five attitudes
shall not bear the name of VCDesign.