I disagree. The goal of intro classes isn’t to throw students into the crucible and make them experts ASAP, it’s to spark further independent interest in the fi

I disagree. The goal of intro classes isn’t to throw students into the crucible and make them experts ASAP, it’s to spark further independent interest in the field so the want to keep studying on their own time. The faster they’re building “real” apps that they think are awesome the better. That way they’ll travel down the rabbit hole of advanced concepts in order to keep building cooler stuff, not because someone told them it will be useful in their professional life >4 years from now.