Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
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Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#2It appears that author is from that newer generation, and completely misses points because he just don’t know. Ironically the article is an example of what Blow was talking about.
similar happens if I talk about how Figma is destroying the design world on unprecedented scale by normalising bad UX, UI and product management found in Figma itself, and get responses from younger designers that everything is great, completely baffled.
You have all that knowledge because you grew up in that environment. They didn’t, and not likely they can learn the equivalent of culture and experience anywhere.
Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#3It is unfortunate that someone needs to pick apart a flawed thesis in such detail (as the author did with Blow). The pure empiricist is equaly as detached from reality as the pure theorist, and as such Blow is making up arguments just because they fit his experience, cherry picking examples that fit his rants and promoting the exception to be the rule.
Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#4No
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
Of course not
And if it were it wouldn't be something
c or c++ related but all the banks and unemployment systems still written in COBOL
Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#5It appears that author is from that newer generation, and completely misses points because he just don’t know. Ironically the article is an example of what Blow was talking about. similar happens if I talk about how Figma is destroying the design world on unprecedented scale by normalising bad UX, UI and product management found in Figma itself, and get responses from younger designers that everything is great, compl…
Which points do you think the author has missed?
Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#6It appears that author is from that newer generation, and completely misses points because he just don’t know. Ironically the article is an example of what Blow was talking about. similar happens if I talk about how Figma is destroying the design world on unprecedented scale by normalising bad UX, UI and product management found in Figma itself, and get responses from younger designers that everything is great, compl…
Could you expand on how Figma is destroying the design world?
Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#7It appears that author is from that newer generation, and completely misses points because he just don’t know. Ironically the article is an example of what Blow was talking about. similar happens if I talk about how Figma is destroying the design world on unprecedented scale by normalising bad UX, UI and product management found in Figma itself, and get responses from younger designers that everything is great, compl…
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Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#8It appears that author is from that newer generation, and completely misses points because he just don’t know. Ironically the article is an example of what Blow was talking about. similar happens if I talk about how Figma is destroying the design world on unprecedented scale by normalising bad UX, UI and product management found in Figma itself, and get responses from younger designers that everything is great, compl…
Could you expand on how Figma is destroying the design world?
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Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#9Why stop here… not say easy access to clean water is destroying your health. Should walk two miles to the watering hole, carry it back, collect wood for fire and boil the water your self…
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Re: Is software abstraction killing civilization? (2021)
#10Blow often makes fantastic points about development, and often completely misses the mark.
He’s accomplished great things and has ideas worth listening to - but also plenty of nonsense that’s presented indistinguishably.
I felt quite strongly that the collapse of civilisation talk was one of those pieces of nonsense, and I’ve largely ignored it (despite listening to it twice). I’m grateful to OP for providing a more principled rebuttal.
Don’t even get me started on Casey Muratori, who tries to do the Blow thing but doesn’t even get the good parts right.