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Re:Hopefully more controversial programming opinions by kamaal on Thursday August 30, 2012 @05:12AM (#4453743)
>Architecture is only important because it makes it possible to change things without understanding the whole thing.

And for that you need to understand the architecture, ofcourse.

You always need to understand something_(n-1) to understand something_n, ad infinitum

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Re:Hopefully more controversial programming opinions by ajuc on Thursday August 30, 2012 @10:53AM (#4454914)
It's a fractal, yes, but you can do with only understanding your branch in the highest resolution, you don't need all the details of the whole system (if it's well designed).
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