22 Nov
2013
22 Nov
'13
3:35 a.m.
Lev Lafayette <lev@levlafayette.com> wrote:
Too many people who learn computers effectively are taught how to drive the machine without learning the mechanics - and as any vehicle mechanic will tell you, they are a *better* driver because of that knowledge.
Exactly, and the fundamentals change remarkably slowly, while generalizing well to different contexts. Example: it's much easier to understand JavaScript when you already know C and C++ concepts, and you're familiar with functional programming and closures in Lisp or Scheme. The concepts and techniques generalize.