[taeric]

Of course, when you are coding in such a way that you know what all of your shared resources are, sometimes it is convenient to be the one in charge.

I pretty much always go to a cooking analogy. Knowing how many spoons/dishes/ovens/stovetops/etc is critical to specifying an algorithm for making a large dinner. In many kitchens, you even have to account for how long it takes to clean said items to know how many you will need.

Basically, when designing an algorithm (or recipe), I think I fully agree with what you are saying. When you are designing the plan of attack on how something will actually be done, you typically have to go lower.

Now, I fully expect/hope that that part of the task could be done mechanically. I think it is safe to say that compilers aren't as far as many advocates put forth.