Abstraction and Learning with Runar Bjarnason
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What is abstraction?\\xa0 Can we have a precise definition of abstraction that, once understood, makes writing software simpler?\\xa0 Runar has thought a lot about abstraction and how we can choose the proper level of abstraction for the software we write.\\xa0 In this interview, he explains these concepts using examples from the real world, from SQL, from effectful\\xa0computing and many other areas.
We also talk about how to learn and acquire the skills necessary\\xa0to understand abstract concepts like very polymorphic\\xa0code and category\\xa0theory.
Runar also explains his latest project unison computing and how it uses the correct level of abstraction to rethink several foundation ideas in software development.
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