Lack of software abstractions

Here's an interesting comment by Paul Robinson, mentioning APL, on how
software development
is hindered by lack of adequate abstractions:
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/24.54.html .

This is something J is good at.  Though, in a way, it's too good: it seems
when people
encounter real abstraction, they start talking about how hard it is to
understand.  However,
at some point this is an irreducible problem: even when you simplify complex
things as
much as possible, they are often still complex.

--
Devon McCormick
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