Abstraction

• Abstraction is the process of ignoring details to focus on the big picture

• Example: consider a television

  • Most people don’t know how a TV works, but they can still use it
  • A TV can be abstracted as box with inputs and outputs as follows:

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• Abstractions hide the details and make your solutions reach other people.
  • Example: prefab mods in building games - you download the item and create it in your game.