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Why "Reconnecting" Is the Wrong Abstraction
Reconnecting focuses on sockets, not work. The right abstraction is resumable sessions.
Published: 2026-01-04 · Last updated: 2026-01-04
"Reconnect" is a network concept. Resume is a work concept. If you optimize for reconnecting, you still lose state and output.
The better abstraction
- Session identity stays stable.
- Output replay fills the gap.
- Resume becomes the default action.
Why this matters
When the system treats the session as durable, you stop thinking about the network. You just keep working.
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