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He isn't calling the widgets he creates abstractions. He is saying that LightTable allows you through these widgets to dynamically control and display the exist
by koide 14y ago
He isn't calling the widgets he creates abstractions. He is saying that LightTable allows you through these widgets to dynamically control and display the existing abstractions of your code.
- jmilloy 14y agoI still don't get it. What existing abstractions did he display? What were they abstractions of?
- agentultra 14y agoIt is because he is using, "nominalizations." (A word which is a caricature of the very idea it represents). It is difficult to explain what he is talking about because he isn't talking about anything concrete. The word, "abstractions," is loaded with implicit meaning that he does not explain particularly well. I've found this post quite useful: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns/ http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns...
- eternalban 14y agoYou didn't note the abstracted component connectivity bit, where buttons got hooked up to other components and used as commanders?
- jmilloy 14y agoCan you concretely state what the abstraction you are describing is? In particular, what details does it hide or factor out?
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