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Re:Education of a Programmer by braveo on Monday April 03, 2017 @12:13AM (#14020562)
It's a matter of time and importance.

Sure, I'd love to live forever so I could take the time to fully understand everything, but unfortunately I have to optimize my time, and learning the ins and outs of an engine just isn't that important in my day to day life.

Re:Education of a Programmer by adrianratnapala on Monday April 03, 2017 @01:36AM (#14020791)
A little defensive no?

While I tried to convey my own excitements and my dislikes, I was careful in my comment not to say that everyone most like the same things.

What I will say though is that there is a difference between known how a thing works and how to use it. Very often you only need the latter. But thinking that it equals the former is just an error.

Re:Education of a Programmer by braveo on Monday April 03, 2017 @02:34PM (#14025669)
My post wasn't defensive, it was pointing out that treating things like "magic boxes" is a purely rational decision, not an inherent character flaw in people.

But then you find a way to try and turn even that into a flaw of some sort, and continue with your narrative that it's somehow a problem that people don't take the time to fully understand everything they use.