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Normative standard.
Like BASICS, SIMBA defines testable obligations rather than suggested practices. Conforming implementations must satisfy the specification. Verifiable, not aspirational.
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SIMBA.
A standard for long-lived, interoperable business systems. Part of the Babb family of protocols and specifications alongside BASICS, BitPads, and the Works compound standard. Standards outlast software — a protocol specification can be reimplemented by anyone, on any platform, at any time.
SIMBA · statusEARLY
PhaseEarly development
TypeNormative standard
FamilyBASICS · BitPads · Works
§ 01What it iscentury-capable systems
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Century-capable.
Designed to operate across major economic and technological shifts. Not just the current product cycle. The standard persists even when the software that implements it is replaced.
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Part of the family.
Sits alongside BASICS (durability), BitPads (binary communication), BitLedger (financial transmission), and Works (information compound) in the broader Babb architecture.
BASICS · BitPads · Works§ 02Where to find it
SIMBA is in early development.
The specification is developing. Details will be published as the standard matures.