Computing Layers

The evolution of technology is always present in the layers that make modern computing. The layers translate between the alien logic of computing hardware and human expression.

The path one takes through the layers does something to the designer¹(ressources/glossary/Goût,%20Prise%20et%20Plis.md) and type of designer (amateur, professional, visual, logic, etc.).

Some Links on Layers

• The Six Layers of a Computing System
• (PDF) On the quantitative estimation of abstraction level increase in metaprograms
• What Is Instruction Set Architecture ? | ISA In Computer Architecture
• How to Learn Software Design and Architecture - a Roadmap
• The Law of Leaky Abstractions – Joel on Software

Footnotes

1. phenomenology ↩