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Because then you are an expert in information retrieval, not the subject matter. You have no intuitive grasp of the material. You have no way of building on top
by namank 15y ago
Because then you are an expert in information retrieval, not the subject matter. You have no intuitive grasp of the material. You have no way of building on top of the material. No way of innovating, no way of growing.
- bluekeybox 15y agoOn the other hand, expertise in information retrieval is a very valuable skill that allows one to penetrate (if not cover) spheres of knowledge previously considered the domain of experts or connoisseurs. I remember my introductory writing class in college where the professor emphasized how important it is for students to know how to use external sources, libraries, indexes, catalogues, etc. It's funny that nobody would ever question whether using libraries would negatively impact our brain. Why then, in 2011, people still ask this question about Google? Answer: gerontocracy is afraid of being replaced by a younger, smarter generation. Of course diversity of sources is important, but then any smart search engine user has figure that out already.
- natesm 15y agoI know Django pretty decently, but I haven't touched Rails in years. If someone asked me to write out how to do something basic in Rails, I would have no idea what words to write. But what I would understand is the process (what I want to achieve and what theoretical tools I would use to achieve it), what to search for, and what documentation to read, and I would have an answer pretty quickly given those resources.