Is this a comparison of wrote memorization vs. pragmatic knowledge? The tech world has seen so much change and new language in the last couple decades it's not

Is this a comparison of wrote memorization vs. pragmatic knowledge? The tech world has seen so much change and new language in the last couple decades it's not surprising function description is more useful than names. Reminds me of this: http://v.cx/2010/04/feynman-brazil-education http://v.cx/2010/04/feynman-brazil-education