Hints for Computer System Design¶
Lampson, B. W. (1983). Hints for Computer System Design. ACM, 17(5), 33-48.
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Mechanisms¶
- Architectural Indirection
- "All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection" is quoted as praise, but the same aphorism warns that every layer adds latency, obscures behavior, and becomes something else to operate and reason about.
This sourceRecords the design maxim that another level of indirection can solve many computer-system problems.
- "All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection" is quoted as praise, but the same aphorism warns that every layer adds latency, obscures behavior, and becomes something else to operate and reason about.
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