“The painting was an abstraction of a tree.”
Tech Entry 23 / 1011 60-second read
Abstraction
Hiding complexity to focus on the essential features.
The comparisoni
“A steering wheel is an abstraction of the car's complex steering mechanism.”
The ruleii
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ABSTRACTION = the 'what' without the 'how'.
In art, it means 'not realistic.' In tech, it means 'interface over implementation'.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Abstracting the messy details away.