> Good code consists of easy to use abstractions Good code consists of solving a problem simply and efficiently. You can have a great program which is concrete

> Good code consists of easy to use abstractions Good code consists of solving a problem simply and efficiently. You can have a great program which is concrete. Abstraction is a tool for managing complexity, not a goal. I would really encourage writing a large program C or assembly, as a practice of how to deal with programming problems without immediately wrapping things in an interface. A lot of things that feel like producitivity end up being wastes of time.