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All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection

• Above version of the quote is from this page: www2.dmst.aueb.gr/dds/pubs/inbook/beautiful_code/html/Spi07g.html
• Wikipedia has the details of the actual quote
  • Who said it:

    • a term originated by Andrew Koenig to describe a remark by Butler Lampson attributed to David J. Wheeler

  • What it really is (assuming Wikipedia's right):

    • We can solve any problem by introducing an extra level of indirection.