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> I agree that web development is complex. I disagree that abstraction layers add complexity. Abstraction layers solve problems. True, until there's a bug in a
by clnq 4y ago
> I agree that web development is complex. I disagree that abstraction layers add complexity. Abstraction layers solve problems.
True, until there's a bug in abstraction level 6 caused by an upstream change in proprietary abstraction level 3 that's been patched in abstraction level 8, but not for your specific case. Then it becomes complex.
- mmcnl 4y agoYes, but in my experience this doesn't actually happen that often as long as you don't rely on external dependencies too much. This happens in any ecosystem btw.
- mgkimsal 4y ago> as long as you don't rely on external dependencies too much. This happens in any ecosystem btw. I can't think of many 'modern' projects in the web world that do not rely heavily on an often very large number of external dependencies.