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Hasty Treat - Abstraction

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about abstraction in general as well as javascript programming. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception...

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

April 6, 202017m 1s

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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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