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0 pointslo_zamoyski12d ago0 comments

Education is distinct from industry. The point of education is understanding and knowledge. The point of industry is practical effect and production. The aims are not the same.

And you can understand the principles governing something without knowing all the concrete particulars of an instantiation. In fact, you rarely do.

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2ndorderthought12d ago

I know what you are saying. But, almost every major issue I've run into with various teams writing software in production required knowledge of all those particulars to fix.

I also believe learning the basics is essential before reviewing someone else's work. Whether that work is done by a human or machine.

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2ndorderthought12d ago

I know what you are saying. But, almost every major issue I've run into with various teams writing software in production required knowledge of all those particulars to fix.

I also believe learning the basics is essential before reviewing someone else's work. Whether that work is done by a human or machine.

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