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<p>Created page with &quot;In <a href="/index.php/Software_development" title="Software development">software development</a>, a &#039;&#039;&#039;leaky abstraction&#039;&#039;&#039; is an <a href="/index.php/Abstraction_(software_engineering)" title="Abstraction (software engineering)">abstraction</a> that exposes details and limitations of its underlying implemen...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In [[software development]], a '''leaky abstraction''' is an [[Abstraction (software engineering)|abstraction]] that exposes details and limitations of its underlying implementation to its users that should ideally be hidden away.<br /> <br /> Leaky abstractions are considered problematic, since the purpose of abstractions is to manage complexity by concealing unnecessary details from the user.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [Abstraction (software engineering)]]<br /> * [[Abstraction inversion]]<br /> * [[Dependency inversion principle]]<br /> * [[Essential complexity]]<br /> * [[Modular programming]]<br /> * [[Separation of concerns]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_abstraction Leaky abstraction] @ Wikipedia<br /> <br /> [[Category:Computer programming]]</div>

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