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> knowledge almost never arrives at the moment of its application

Anyone who has used StackOverflow (or ChatGPT) to solve a programming problem knows this is completely false. Has the author never heard of “learn by doing”?

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Mimicry is not mastery.

A correct answer is not necessarily imply understanding.

Code reviews and incident reports should prove that true.

mimicry is not mastery but mimicry can lead to mastery.

Disagree. It's when the mimicry fails and the executor is forced to think about why and then draws a new conclusion - that right there is learning and is what eventually leads to mastery.

How can mimicry fail if the mimicry wasn't attempted? Mimicry again leads to mastery.

Additionally not all learning requires some deeper understanding. Sometimes the attempt to mimic is all that there is.

Experience vs Education.

Experience is part of education.

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