Definitely. I feel like I force myself to ask the more fundamental questions relevant I am writing (i.e. why is it this way, alternatives, etc.) than if I were to cut-and-paste. Saw significant differences in learning new languages by forcing myself to do this.
And, my mentality in going through examples has changed. Larger blocks of code shouldn't seen as more of a pain to write, but larger sources of information (usually) for learning.
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Definitely. I feel like I force myself to ask the more fundamental questions relevant I am writing (i.e. why is it this way, alternatives, etc.) than if I were to cut-and-paste. Saw significant differences in learning new languages by forcing myself to do this.
And, my mentality in going through examples has changed. Larger blocks of code shouldn't seen as more of a pain to write, but larger sources of information (usually) for learning.