1. A computer system, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform any of the operations comprising: executing an elemental computer program in the computer readable program code responsive to a portion of a request received by an adaptive environment manager program, wherein the elemental computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, via the adaptive environment manager program, at least one input data value corresponding to a primary input of the elemental computer program; performing an action corresponding to the at least one input that was received and to a function that is identified in the elemental computer program; and sending a request to the adaptive environment manager corresponding to results from performing the performed action.