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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
Links React
Vue
Svelte
Max MSP
chakra UI
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