I think as a programmer one of the most important things is to know that something exists not the details of exactly how to do it
In the regex example, I think it's more important to know the basic regex concepts than the exact syntax for each one, like say knowing that regex enables you to set capturing and non-capturing groups than knowing the exact syntax to do it
I mean sure, knowing the exact syntax will be faster, but if you know the concepts then you can probably search for it in a few seconds and get to the answer which is fast enough for most cases in my opinion
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I agree with this! I think it's more important to know it's out there, what to use that specific thing for and know where to find it in case you need it.
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I think as a programmer one of the most important things is to know that something exists not the details of exactly how to do it
In the regex example, I think it's more important to know the basic regex concepts than the exact syntax for each one, like say knowing that regex enables you to set capturing and non-capturing groups than knowing the exact syntax to do it
I mean sure, knowing the exact syntax will be faster, but if you know the concepts then you can probably search for it in a few seconds and get to the answer which is fast enough for most cases in my opinion
I agree with this! I think it's more important to know it's out there, what to use that specific thing for and know where to find it in case you need it.