Bret Victor personal blog
Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction
"In science, if you know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. In engineering, if you do not know what you are doing, you should not be doing it. Of course, you seldom, if ever, see either pure state."
- Points
- 733
- HN comments
- 89
- Submissions
- 4
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- 47 commenters
Software EngineeringDesign & UX2011
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2011 | Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction by macrael | 733 | 72 |
| May 20, 2017 | Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction (2011) by semanser | 142 | 5 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction (2011) by Tomte | 122 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction (2011) by Tomte | 122 | 8 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 60 Hacker News comments by 47 different people, from Oct 2011 to Oct 2026.
Most recent:
- chrisweekly · Oct 8, 2026
- QuantumNomad_ · Aug 26, 2026
- atroche · Aug 10, 2026
- willturman · Jul 4, 2026
- lloeki · Jan 28, 2026
- future10se · Nov 19, 2025
