What does it mean that code is "abstract"? And why is that usually considered a good thing? Does it have anything to do with abstract art?
In this video I explore the concept of abstraction, and go deep into how we humans use it to communicate on different levels, and focus on specific aspects. And I demonstrate how you can use abstractions to make code easier to understand - and why you should!
00:00 - Intro
02:31 - The Word "Abstract"
04:58 - Abstract Art
09:04 - a detour into art history
15:59 - Abstraction in Comics
18:38 - Hayakawa's Ladder - Abstraction in Language
25:05 - Everything is an Abstraction
27:27 - Abstraction in Programming
41:23 - Abstractions - a deeper dive
47:57 - Outro
Subtitles are available in English, and Danish, and can probably be auto-translated by YouTube to the language of your choice.
You can find all of the code, with additional explanations and even more abstractions being added, in the accompanying video: https://youtu.be/n54Hr2Tk2Og
Or you can visit the GitHub repository directly at: https://github.com/programming2point0/asteroids
== *References* ==
📖 Scott McCloud "Understanding Comics" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics
📖 S.I. Hayakawa "Language in Thought and Action" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_in_Thought_and_Action
📖 Kasimir Malevich "The Non-Objective World" - https://shop.bauhaus-movement.com/bauhaus-book-11/
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_the_Whites_with_the_Red_Wedge
🖼️ https://ageofrevolution.org/200-object/closing-the-gates-at-hougoumont-1815/
_Picasso:_
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_%C3%A0_la_montre
🎞️ Clip from Toy Story outtakes
🖼️ https://museupicassobcn.cat/en/collection/artwork/artists-mother-10
🖼️ https://www.artchive.com/artwork/the-altarboy-pablo-picasso-1896/
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_a_Mandolin
🖼️ https://www.artchive.com/artwork/the-guitar-player-pablo-picasso-1910/
𝐰 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism
_Futurism:_
𝐰 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamism_of_a_Cyclist
_Cubo-Futurism:_
𝐰 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubo-Futurism
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knifegrinder_(Malevich)
_Suprematism:_
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprematism
🖼️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Square
_Constructivism:_
𝐰 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(art)
_Abstract Art:_
🖼️ https://www.wassily-kandinsky.org/Yellow-Red-Blue.jsp
🖼️ https://www.wassily-kandinsky.org/Improvisation-27.jsp
🖼️ https://www.wassily-kandinsky.org/Composition-VIII.jsp