Aron sends word that the ASE Labs crew have posted an article that takes an in-depth look at abstraction layers. Any budding programmers out there would likely do well to give this one the ol' once-over.

"Abstraction layers are one of the most important concepts in computing and programming today. The idea of an abstraction layer is to provide a standard interface to lower level functions to the higher level function. Examples of this are present in nearly every single computer you use today."