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Because a Web developer had $PROBLEMS problems, and he thought, "I know! I'll add an abstraction layer!" Now he, and the world, had $PROBLEMS + 1 problems. Repeat ad nauseam since the mid 90s.

Also, an application software vendor had A(m,n) problems and thought "What we need is to make the Web into a universal platform capable of supporting any application." Now they, and the world, had A(m+1, n+1) problems.




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