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In defense of blub studies | benkuhn.net

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Why it’s worth it to deeply understand the fiddly, boring-seeming details of the computer systems you use every day.

Sometimes people ask me what they should learn to become a better programmer. I feel like the default recommendation here is usually an obscure programming language or a textbook on some high-powered machinery like ML. So I always feel a little bit embarrassed and boring when I instead suggest going really deep on what you already know: your main programming language, web framework, object-relational mapper, UI library, version control system, database, Unix tools, etc. It's not shiny or esoteric, but for me, building a detailed mental model of those (and how they compare to alternatives) migh

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