"And then we've got this sort of dichotomy between efficiency and clarity. You know, to make something clearer, you add a layer of abstraction and to make it m

"And then we've got this sort of dichotomy between efficiency and clarity. You know, to make something clearer, you add a layer of abstraction and to make it more efficient you remove a layer of abstraction. So go for the clarity bit. Wait ten years and it will be a thousand times faster, you want it a million times faster, wait 20 years."