Law of Leaky Abstractions¶
Spolsky, J. (2002). Law of Leaky Abstractions. Law of Leaky Abstractions.
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Mechanisms¶
- Operating System Abstraction
- Joel Spolsky's Law of Leaky Abstractions names the general truth that no non-trivial abstraction fully hides what is beneath it.
This sourceFor an OS it is why the contract must expose the errors and limits that matter, rather than pretend the hardware beneath is perfectly concealed.
- Joel Spolsky's Law of Leaky Abstractions names the general truth that no non-trivial abstraction fully hides what is beneath it.
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