There are a lot of answers but none are geared to the beginner. I read the question as asking for an answer like the below-

To a large degree expressing something is a "poor choice" is an opinion, maybe expert, about optimizations, not about capabilities.

When one is learning, adopting the value judgements of experts is a form of premature optimization that actually prevents learning.

The only way to build your own opinions is through your own experience. You will need to have your own problems, and solve them using a variety of tools, to build your own opinions.

Try both tools in real problems, and the mental model that accrues in your experience will start to guide your opinions about ways to optimize your work.

Also- everybody is just making it up. And all tools suck.