ELI5: I am trying to program on Nomad .

Trying to program on Nomad means you are writing a digital to-do list for a computer manager to run your games or websites on a big team of computers.

Think of Nomad as a friendly, super-smart teacher in a giant classroom full of computer helpers.

Instead of walking over to every single computer to start a game, you just give the teacher a written note. The note simply says what game you want to play and how much computer muscle you need.

Here is how it works in the simplest way:

• The Note: You write down what you want to happen. For example, you say, "Please keep three copies of my drawing game running at all times."
• The Manager: Nomad reads your note. It looks around the whole room to see which computers are sitting empty and have enough energy to help.
• The Magic: Nomad automatically starts your game on the best computers it finds.

So, when you say you are "programming on Nomad," you are not actually building a game from scratch. You are just writing instructions to tell the Nomad manager how to organize and look after your digital programs.