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The point of abstraction is judgment
If an abstraction makes the next decision harder, it has failed at its real job.
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practical judgment.
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ROUTE 04 · CRAFT WITHOUT EXCESS
Train craft judgment that removes noise and keeps only what must remain.
ROUTE 04 · CRAFT WITHOUT EXCESS
Train craft judgment that removes noise and keeps only what must remain.
Constraints are not the enemy of elegance
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