That's exactly what I'm questioning though, if that's the right way to learn things. Especially with the premise of the article, there's a risk that people are just "collecting facts" to be used as anecdotes to avoid reasoning.
"For other people, you're right, it's about as useful as reading through a list of course descriptions rather than taking the actual courses."
Somewhat ironic I read course curriculums all the time to figure out which subjects are covered and what are good beginner books.
