Ask HN: Does everyone know the word “grok”?
When writing technical blog posts or other content targeted at developers, do you assume that people know the word "grok"? Or, is it better to avoid the word and just go with "understand"?
If you want to reference the same "deeper understanding" idea, use "in the zone" or "flow" or similar.
Example: I had purchased some large rare-earth magnets, and my friend told me to just drag one over this big copper nugget outside the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary arts, and my understanding of eddy currents instantly went from theoretical to practical in a heartbeat, as I felt the drag of the magnet over the very conductive object.
Almost a century later it's just another word, primarily used in tech circles, but not that different than any other word.
It's even in the dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok
Do you grok?