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Isn't the whole point of using a language like Python or JS to make it so you don't have to worry about what happens "underneath"?
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
Isn't the whole point of using a language like Python or JS to make it so you don't have to worry about what happens "underneath"?
- raverbashing 6y agoUp to a point yes, but abstractions only go so far Though yes, adding or subtracting one is a minor thing
- dgellow 6y agoYou still have to understand what is being abstracted if you want to do anything useful. You cannot just ignore what data structures are and how they work or you will have some very bad surprises. Also often abstractions (and their quirkiness) make way more sense when you understand what is being abstracted.