Oh come now, you can't just "learn by doing" when it comes to circuit layout, when you have no idea what will and won't work. Especially with modern high frequ

Oh come now, you can't just "learn by doing" when it comes to circuit layout, when you have no idea what will and won't work. Especially with modern high frequency circuits that have a lot more challenges due to cross signaling and propagation delays. Sure copying blindly doesn't help, but neither does shooting int he dark. Having reference layouts that actually work however can be a useful learning resource and starting point to work from if you want to do something similar but slightly different.