> LLM overlords are making that much harder.

LLMs can explain complex things to humans with tons of specific context that you don’t find in textbooks or even a google search.

It’s probably never been easier to grasp a large codebase than it is today for example. You can probe and ask specific questions without going through a maze of imports and relationships and config files yourself.

Learning things will always be up to the person, it’s still a choice and dedication to a craft can still be taught.