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Abstraction considered harmful

Name: Anonymous 2008-04-27 19:31

From SICP:

We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate

Which means that with abstraction the whole system will grow and bloat without the programmer noticing it.

Discuss

Name: Anonymous 2008-04-28 8:41

From SICP:

We conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells

Which means that as wizards we are immune to the failings of feebler minds.
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