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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

"Likewise, the most powerful way to gain insight into a system is by moving between levels of abstraction. Many designers do this instinctively. But it's easy to get stuck on the ground, experiencing concrete systems with no higher-level view. It's also easy to get stuck in the clouds, working entirely with abstract equations or aggregate statistics."

A brilliantly clear explanation of abstraction.
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