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jimnotgymyesterday at 11:10 AM1 replyview on HN

A house doesn't seem a good example, because it is made of physical things.

from foundations import ConcreteStrip

ConcreteStrip(x,y,z)

Doesn't work for houses


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shinycodeyesterday at 4:00 PM

There isn’t just concrete in a house. There is hundreds of things that could vary from house to house (even country to country and laws) so it’s more like the building blocs are not only imports of lib but the language itself (raw materials) which makes it a fit analogy for me