One of the most dangerous moments in a developer's career is when an abstraction works perfectly.
Not because success is bad.
But because perfect abstractions create an illusion.
The illusion is:
I don't need to know what's underneath.
One of the most dangerous moments in a developer's career is when an abstraction works...
One of the most dangerous moments in a developer's career is when an abstraction works perfectly.
Not because success is bad.
But because perfect abstractions create an illusion.
The illusion is:
I don't need to know what's underneath.

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