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It blows my mind how many layers there are between us and the actual chip physics (the gates and other transistors). There's like 20 hardware layers of abstract
by battery_cowboy 7y ago
It blows my mind how many layers there are between us and the actual chip physics (the gates and other transistors). There's like 20 hardware layers of abstraction and another 20 software layers, probably, maybe more!
- acemarke 7y agoOne of my favorite classic articles is this post from 2003 by Eric Sink, "The .NET Abstraction Pile", which lists 46 separate abstractions that are involved from clicking the "Check In" button in a networked version control system: https://ericsink.com/Abstraction_Pile.html https://ericsink.com/Abstraction_Pile.html