I agree with the basic idea but would advise most people who are in it for the long haul to still go through the process of learning to "think like a programmer", just always be prepared to reach a point where you get good enough that you can throw some of what you learned out the window some of the time, when it benefits whatever it is you are actually trying to accomplish.
While some people see that middle bit where you teeter on the precipice of becoming a full blown architecture astronaut as wasted time or effort I see it as a Journeyman phase that most people need to go through to become true masters.
Sort of like photographers should fully understand the rule of thirds and other classic rules of composition because really understanding them gives them better insight into when and why they are better off breaking them.
I think the larger issue is that it is hard to learn how to use rules effectively if you haven't learned hard lessons by breaking them.
Part of the problem is that human language is by nature imprecise as is human knowledge. The rules have very fuzzy edges and people need to be introspective about these sometimes. But you can't be introspective about the rules if you aren't pushing the limits. Otherwise you are in safe territory and there's nothing to be introspective about.
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I agree with the basic idea but would advise most people who are in it for the long haul to still go through the process of learning to "think like a programmer", just always be prepared to reach a point where you get good enough that you can throw some of what you learned out the window some of the time, when it benefits whatever it is you are actually trying to accomplish.
While some people see that middle bit where you teeter on the precipice of becoming a full blown architecture astronaut as wasted time or effort I see it as a Journeyman phase that most people need to go through to become true masters.
Sort of like photographers should fully understand the rule of thirds and other classic rules of composition because really understanding them gives them better insight into when and why they are better off breaking them.
I think the larger issue is that it is hard to learn how to use rules effectively if you haven't learned hard lessons by breaking them.
Part of the problem is that human language is by nature imprecise as is human knowledge. The rules have very fuzzy edges and people need to be introspective about these sometimes. But you can't be introspective about the rules if you aren't pushing the limits. Otherwise you are in safe territory and there's nothing to be introspective about.