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Well, I think, trying to abstract something away does not mean it's a fad, but totally the opposite: It means it's something people think they'll have to deal with a lot, but for whatever reason find it too much of a burden to deal with it directly.

It's like the ORMs. None of them mean SQL is a fad, it's just that some people seem to dislike SQL in a programming context.

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You missed the point. The comment suggests the opposite of what you think it suggests. I guess I need to work on my communication skills.