GCC?! Real programmers use punch cards. More seriously, abstraction is not the issue. The issue is poorly written libraries and languages that require you to w

GCC?! Real programmers use punch cards. More seriously, abstraction is not the issue. The issue is poorly written libraries and languages that require you to worry about the small details. Your brain can handle many small details or a few big ones, but not both. I recommend picking the latter, and using libraries and languages that allow you to do so. Hint: Lisp is really pretty swell.