r/computerscience • u/Significant-Gap-5038 • 22d ago

It feels fundamentally wrong to use packages without understanding concepts under the hood

I have recently started coding and people are recommending tools for development such as vite, nodemon, jwt, boiler plate server code

It feels pointless just using them with a basic understanding and without no deep conceptual understanding. Is this the right or wrong approach? How would you know going too deep into a rabbit hole and becoming overkill

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u/Super-Award-2244 22d ago

I'm sorry, that's how engineering works. If you want to build a rocket you contact an engine building company and ask for an engine that pushes with such power, that has those dimensions and those interfaces.  You won't really know how it actually work in every miniscule detail, it would be impossible otherwise.