Abstraction leaks are usually a result of a worse is better approach. But yes, as I think I said in my original comment, its very difficult to successfully comp

Abstraction leaks are usually a result of a worse is better approach. But yes, as I think I said in my original comment, its very difficult to successfully completely pave over a poor base. And yes, I agree that simplicity needs to start quite low down the stack (ideally at the hardware, or the firmware, or the drivers, or the kernel as a last resort) for the complexity not to explode as you keep adding layers.