Digital Twin applied to Software

Hi:

I have a novel idea: "Digital Twin applied to Software". See abstract 
and link below.
It points to the future of improved programming productivity and 
reliability.
Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Aik-Siong Koh
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Abstract

Digital Twin applied to Software
Aik-Siong Koh

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There has been a major dichotomy in computing right from the beginning: 
Statically Typed vs Dynamically Typed programming languages. The former 
languages produce fast executables but are inflexible to program in. The 
latter are just the converse. This dichotomy has been frustrating to 
programmers who always feel they have to make sacrifices when making a 
choice. It also often leads to futile language wars. The Digital Twin 
concept was introduced in engineering where a physical system is modeled 
digitally in geometry, simulation and other information. The concept has 
proven so successful that it is being applied to almost everything in 
engineering from simple mouse traps to complex whole cities. It occurred 
to the author that this concept can be extended to software too. For 
example, execution in C++ is famously fast. But development in C++ is 
notoriously difficulty because of language complexity and long build 
times. A flexible digital twin can be a program written in Smalltalk 
which is famous for live programming. "Development at the speed of 
thought" is the motto and is real. What is gained by this duplication? 
Firstly, the flexible twin can be use to explore new algorithms, 
features, solutions and fix bugs quickly. Only desired codes are 
translated to C++ manually or automatically. Secondly, the two programs 
can check each other so that bugs are reduced significantly. These two 
gains will define future programming productivity and quality. The 
Digital Twin concept will also drive the automatic translation of the 
flexible language to the fast language.


Bio

Dr Aik-Siong Koh has a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin where 
he programed in FORTRAN to simulation mechanical systems. While teaching 
at Texas Tech University and Nanyang Technological University, he 
developed interest in Multibody Dynamics. To develop his own Multibody 
Dynamics simulator, he researched for the most productive programming 
language and discovered Smalltalk. The live programming capabilities of 
Smalltalk permitted him to build a successful simulator which he then 
proceeded to commercialize. His later experience with C++ at Mechanical 
Dynamics and MathWorks gave him the idea of Digital Twin for Software.