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> Hm, yes, but is that complexity really avoided if it's in the language/runtime? Complexity can be abstracted away and this is still a worthwhile goal. Otherw
by grumpyprole 3y ago
> Hm, yes, but is that complexity really avoided if it's in the language/runtime?
Complexity can be abstracted away and this is still a worthwhile goal. Otherwise, we'd all still be studying Intel CPU documentation.
- OtomotO 3y agoIt can and it should, but I disagree with the sentiment that when it's abstracted "away" it's not there anymore. You just don't see it. Abstraction doesn't change any fact about how the system actually works.