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Native modules: where the boundary should hurt

Design the FFI so performance bugs stay local.

A native module that chatters JSON across the bridge every frame is a footgun with documentation. The boundary should be coarse, typed, and boring — so the expensive work stays native and the API stays reviewable.

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