"The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise" - Edsger Dijkstra
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Replying to @CodeWisdom
@CodeWisdom@SiddhiGal although to be fair, did anyone think the purpose WAS to be vague?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ngvrnd
@ngvrnd@CodeWisdom That IS a fair point:) though 'vague' as 'purpose' can indicate aspiration to signal deep understanding of "ineffable"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @SiddhiGal
@ngvrnd@CodeWisdom Someone put it nicely recently: Ineffable is overrated.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @SiddhiGal
@SiddhiGal@CodeWisdom "Effing the ineffable since 1964" -- someone, probably1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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