Joel Spolskys blog post "The Law of Leaky Abstractions" is now over 10 years old but sill an excellent read:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/LeakyAbstractions.html
"Leaky Abstractions"
Hope
The history of "free"
Project folder
Android 2018
Simply Explained
The art of programming
Fingerprint sensors
Please forgive the little inaccuracy since you don't need to unlock when somebody calls.
Simply explained
When your gadgets get too smart (part 2)
Waterfall jokes
Smart quotes
When it all began
Refactoring is key
The one and only difference between OS X and Windows
Tips for project managers (part 2)
Naming is key
Strong vs. Weak References
Updated: Typos fixed. Thanks to all!
Tips for project managers
Heard the story from a colleague. Thanks to him (don't whether I'm allowed to publish his name).
@Holger oehm + Sushi: It would. Thanks!