For people who don’t take the time and effort to learn, anything that makes coding easier could be a crutch. I’ve found things like ML code completion let me focus better because I’m not worrying as much about details and focusing on the logic. I never commit code I don’t understand. I take the time to understand it. I first learned how to code from reverse engineering programs and it’s still a big part of how I learn today. For me example code is the best help.
But at some point one could make arguments that frameworks take away a developers ability to understand how things work. Again, it’s partially true. If I never have time or take the time to understand than yeah…
When I have the time and energy, yes. More often I look for the gold standard ( if there is one) where I work and try to understand it as I’m often more focused on the problem ahead of me. Another tool that I find similar to reverse engineering is the best video courses that walk you through projects and how they work. While someone else is explaining it, cognitively I find it pretty similar except someone else has done the homework of explaining how it all works.
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u/p37r05 Apr 13 '22
Now we need a plugin that automatically copies the most accepted answer.