# Design is about the abstractions

DevFeed: [Design is about the abstractions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/design-is-about-the-abstractions-39069.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.devdetails.com/p/design-is-about-the-abstractions>)

Author: Mike

Published: 2024-08-05T15:55:48Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Dev Details](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dev-details.md>)

Topics: [abstraction](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/abstraction.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-architecture.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interfaces.md>)

Tags: [abstraction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/abstraction.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interface.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-architecture.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how abstraction helps software and house design by hiding implementation details, defining interfaces and APIs, and indicating when a design contains enough detail to stop.

## Source excerpt

Abstractions simplify designs and tell us when to stop designing.