manton on Nostr: I often think of this post on leaky abstractions by Joel Spolsky whenever I’m ...

I often think of this post on leaky abstractions by Joel Spolsky whenever I’m unraveling multiple layers of code, trying to debug a performance problem. As programmers we get lazy and build up complex systems that hide problems. I’m usually good at spotting this, but not always. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-abstractions/