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Re:Death by 1000 layers: the perils of over-abstraction in J... by svachalek on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:58PM (#25423950)
This was the line that made my eyes roll the hardest. Just remember that all cars are at their core internal combustion engines!
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Re:Death by 1000 layers: the perils of over-abstraction in J... by burade on Monday December 14, 2020 @06:33PM (#25424882)
Are they not? What's the sole purpose of a car other than to go from point A to point B?
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Re:Death by 1000 layers: the perils of over-abstraction in J... by Twisol on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:25AM (#25440265)
Bicycles are also an excellent means of going from point A to point B, and they're quite a bit simpler than a car.

Internal combustion engines are useful for other tasks, such as powering a generator.

We shouldn't confuse the task with the tool.

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