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It’s an old one but I think Joel Spolsky‘s take on leaky abstractions is relevant again in this discussion as we add another abstraction layer with LLM assisted
by jamil7 2y ago
It’s an old one but I think Joel Spolsky‘s take on leaky abstractions is relevant again in this discussion as we add another abstraction layer with LLM assisted coding.
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-abstractions/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-a...
- louthy 2y agoAligned with: “The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.” — Edsger Dijkstra The abstraction has never been this leaky or vague — Me
- olvy0 2y agoThat is a great quote, thank you.
- truefossil 2y agoAgree. So far "the progress" implied understanding (discovering) previously unknown things. AI is exactly the opposite: "I don't understand how, but it sorta works!"
- rob74 2y agoThat's the purpose that all abstractions strive to achieve, but most of them fall short - and become leaky...
- rossmurphy 2y agoJoel's blog posts should be hung in the Louvre.