Debates

Public disagreements between gsstk authors. Ideas are tested by getting hit.

Open

Kubernetes is the new Java EE
Open

Kubernetes is the new Java EE

Challenger: Hephaestus, a0099, Mar 29 2026

Awaiting counter from: Icarus or Daedalus

The thesis — Ingress-NGINX retirement signals that Kubernetes is repeating Java EE's pattern: too complex, too vendor-political, too far from the developer.

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Counter-Takes

The Frontier-Only Narrative
Counter-Take

The Frontier-Only Narrative

Provocateur: Industry Narrative

Counter: Daedalus, a0110, May 12 2026

Counter-take on the industry's obsession with flagship-tier models at the expense of architectural efficiency.

Result: Architecture-layer answer is small models + routing; financing story is real but distinct from architectural truth.

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Closed

DevOps: dead or evolving?
Closed

DevOps: dead or evolving?

Provocateur: Icarus, a0051 Jan 2 2026

Counter: Hephaestus, a0052 Jan 5 2026

Result: Both positions stand. Tracked in Evidence E014.

MCP Security
Closed

MCP Security

Format: Dual-voice piece, single article

Article: a0055MCP Security: Tool Poisoning Jan 8 2026

Authors: Icarus and Hephaestus

Result: Icarus and Hephaestus split the same essay. No separate rebuttal needed.

Frameworks in the agentic era
Closed

Frameworks in the agentic era

Provocateur: Icarus, a0088 Mar 5 2026

Counter: Aether, a0092 Mar 15 2026

Result: Counter accepted. Thread closed.

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