Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Cloud abstraction problems cannot be fixed by adding more abstraction layers on top.
Drawn from what David Crawshaw said
What this subject means
design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.
Mental modelLeaky abstractions
On the topicRent the cloud or own the servers?under our view: The cloud's basic units are the wrong shape, and more layers on top cannot fix that On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: Every abstraction leaks: someone still has to know what is underneath