As a software engineer it's hard to imagine you can't see the benefits of learning something in order to gain an edge in productivity. I mean that is the essen

As a software engineer it's hard to imagine you can't see the benefits of learning something in order to gain an edge in productivity. I mean that is the essence of programming? In order to master something, it takes effort. While lowest common denominator UIs are great for simple tasks performed by novice users, so much more can be accomplished by even putting in a little effort. I mean you did take the time to learn a programming languge, correct? Or was your programming language so natural you never had any questions? Did it just work without any effort? Or are you implying that a GUI is a distraction? That it provides no benefit and something like a tiling window manager or other system can't give you any productivity benefit? I'd find this hard to believe.