Why C wins: the cold realities of abstraction

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Using the same logic

The more we abstract away from the real life models we are trying to mimic in the computer, the more chance there will be for leaking. Going back to C is not the solution because we create a massive chasm between the subject matter and the tools to model it in the computer. It is this leakyness that has brought us down the road to abstraction on the computer. While I don't disagree that there is a price to pay for this abstraction, there certainly is a cost in time to market and relevance when we do not abstract on the computer. From the article though, it seems that most of the problems are related to systems not fully commiting to one abstraction mechanism, which in turn puts us in the situation of having to work with the various implementations of the data.

PS: Going back to C would be as sensible as going back to assembly code because assembly is less abstracted from the hardware.

Posted by: happyharry_z   Posted on: 11/29/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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