Nexate · independent research notebook

Mapping the space between ideas.

Nexate is an independent research notebook: long-form analyses of AI agents, systems thinking, reverse engineering and security, written to be reread rather than scrolled past.

8 clusters · 2 guides

01 — Library

From the Library

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  • Database Selection Guide 2026

    Topics: Computing & Emerging TechSystems & Cybernetics

    How to choose the right kind of database for a specific problem, workload and architecture — without reducing everything to ‘SQL vs NoSQL’.

    An interactive guide to choosing databases: workload, access patterns, trade-offs, OLTP/OLAP, CAP/PACELC, indexes, scenarios and Architect Mode.

    Interactive guideWorking draftUpdated 23 sections, 30 scenarios, 26-point checklist
  • Programming Languages 2026 — Interactive Atlas

    Topics: Computing & Emerging TechAI & AgentsSecurity

    Don’t choose a language. Choose trade-offs.

    An interactive atlas of programming languages: execution and memory models, performance, safety and security, use cases, emerging languages, AI coding agents and a decision framework.

    Interactive guideWorking draftUpdated 22 sections, 31 languages / families, 29 use cases