In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about abstraction in general as well as javascript programming.

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Show Notes

1:48 - What the heck is abstraction?

I like to think of it as sweeping under the rug
Vue and React devs should be very familiar with the concept

4:44 - When to abstract

When things are getting too heavy
Personal preference
Some people have an arbitrary line limit

7:25 - When not to abstract

When savings are minimal
When it just adds a pointless layer

9:40 - Personal code abstractions vs public

My personal focus is on API simplicity and baked-in smart defaults
More specific
Public APIs need to be more flexible or at least for some components

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