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How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine
Apr 9, 2024
A programmer's journey from suspicion of abstractions to deep dive into the technical stack, learning Python while managing a job, and exploring the boundless potential of Python programming at different abstraction levels.
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- Programming involves a hierarchy of abstraction levels, offering simplicity at higher levels and complexity at lower levels.
- Python serves as a versatile language, balancing high-level abstractions with low-level machine interactions for fulfilling programming experiences.
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The Hierarchy of Programming Abstraction
In programming, there exists a hierarchy known as the stack, with markup languages like HTML at the top and bare metal languages at the bottom. The stack represents the varying levels of abstraction in programming, where higher levels offer simplicity while lower levels provide more complexity. The allure of descending deeper into the stack stems from the desire to understand the fundamental workings of machines and to move beyond superficial abstractions.
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