alt.hn

3/27/2026 at 7:14:37 PM

Namespace: We've raised $23M to build the compute layer for code

https://namespace.so/blog/series-a

by pestkranker

3/28/2026 at 12:54:29 AM

I read the article and it's still not clear to me how they are trying to solve the bottlenecks they talk about

by gonzalohm

3/28/2026 at 12:57:17 AM

After reading their main page I saw that they are just another provider of CI that claims to be faster. Not sure about others but to me the problem with CI/CD has never been that it's slow. The painful points are setting it up and getting it to work. Once that's done everything after it's not that painful

by gonzalohm

3/28/2026 at 9:08:35 AM

I'm building a product in the same space[1] and, in my opinion, the core problem is that small tasks meant to run as workers end up spinning up a full 64GB server instead. My approach is to separate lightweight checks (e.g. "is this commit tagged as version-*?") into workflows that run on Cloudflare Workers. They're fast, cheap, and highly available. The heavier CI/CD work can then run on usual docker contaiers/VMs.

1: https://codeinput.com/products/workflow-automation - The product is still in development. Happy to connect with anyone interested in beta testing or contributing ideas!

by csomar

3/28/2026 at 3:30:45 AM

Do the investors know that "compute layer for code" doesn't mean anything and is total nonsense?

by CyberDildonics

3/28/2026 at 12:02:22 PM

It does mean something to me, but perhaps not as profound as whoever coined the term was hoping!

by zar1048576

3/28/2026 at 8:58:05 PM

A "compute layer for code" is called a microprocessor and a lot of companies already make them.

by CyberDildonics

3/28/2026 at 3:38:24 AM

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by claytonia