On the flip side, it seems to me like having all of this friction may lose many folks early on. I absolutely agree that debugging and problem solving are core s

On the flip side, it seems to me like having all of this friction may lose many folks early on. I absolutely agree that debugging and problem solving are core skills to master and fundamental for any programmer. As is understanding the system from first principles, and how all of the different sub systems interact. But in my opinion they shouldn't necessarily be the first thing someone encounters when they try to do X.