> Hm, yes, but is that complexity really avoided if it's in the language/runtime?
Complexity can be abstracted away and this is still a worthwhile goal. Otherwise, we'd all still be studying Intel CPU documentation.
Complexity can be abstracted away and this is still a worthwhile goal. Otherwise, we'd all still be studying Intel CPU documentation.
You just don't see it.
Abstraction doesn't change any fact about how the system actually works.