immutabilitycentric
Immutabilitycentric is a design philosophy in software engineering that prioritizes immutability of data and state. In an immutabilitycentric approach, once a data object is created, it is not modified in place; changes produce new versions or records. This stance supports predictable behavior, easier reasoning about code, and robust concurrent execution, particularly in distributed or multi-threaded environments.
Core practices include using immutable data structures, avoiding in-place mutation, employing pure functions, and persisting state
Immutabilitycentric designs are common in functional programming, functional reactive systems, and event-sourced or ledger-like architectures, including
Trade-offs include potential performance and memory overhead from creating new objects, increased allocation pressure, and additional
See also: immutability, functional programming, event sourcing, persistent data structures. The term describes a broad tendency