extra-steps.dev — new termsAI marketing hype mapped to CS primitives. New terms as they are added.https://extra-steps.dev/en-usKubernetes = control loop + declarative config + container orchestration with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/kubernetes/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/kubernetes/Kubernetes is just a reconciliation loop watching YAML files with extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTDocker = cgroups + namespaces + union filesystem with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/docker/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/docker/Docker is just cgroups and namespaces with a nice CLI and extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTDropbox = rsync + inotify + cloud storage with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/dropbox/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/dropbox/Dropbox is just rsync with a GUI and extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmbeddings = hash function + nearest-neighbor search with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/embeddings/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/embeddings/Embeddings are just hash functions that preserve similarity with extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuardrails = input validation + output sanitization + regex / classifier filters with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/guardrails/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/guardrails/Guardrails are just input validation and output sanitization with extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPrompt Engineering = natural language + markdown with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/prompt-engineering/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/prompt-engineering/Prompt engineering is just writing clear instructions — no extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTRAG = search index + string concatenation with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/rag/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/rag/RAG is just search + string concatenation with extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTServerless = process isolation + event-driven invocation + managed infrastructure with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/serverless/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/serverless/Serverless is just someone else's server with process isolation and extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWebhooks = HTTP POST + callback function with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/webhooks/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/webhooks/Webhooks are just HTTP POST callbacks with extra stepsWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMemory = key/value store + file append + system prompt injection with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/memory/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/memory/Memory is just a key/value store with extra stepsTue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFunction Calling = JSON serialization + function dispatch with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/function-calling/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/function-calling/Function calling is just JSON serialization and function dispatch with extra stepsMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMCP = JSON-RPC + stdio with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/mcp/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/mcp/MCP is just JSON-RPC over stdio with extra stepsMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAgents = while loop + LLM call + tool dispatch with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/agents/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/agents/Agents are just while loops with an LLM as the transition function — with extra stepsMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTSkills = markdown + YAML frontmatter + prompt templates with extra stepshttps://extra-steps.dev/terms/skills/https://extra-steps.dev/terms/skills/Skills are just markdown files with YAML frontmatter with extra stepsMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT