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  1. Recall the fundamental theorem of software engineering: "We can solve any problem by introducing an extra level of indirection, except for the problem of too many levels of indirection."
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamen

    Excess indirection through frameworks has hit its breaking point. A reckoning is due.

    #software_eng #overengineering #SoftwareEngineering #abstraction