Perhaps true. I would extend this to say that RTFM by attaining drips through blog posts that summarizes the M would lead to good competent developers over time

Perhaps true. I would extend this to say that RTFM by attaining drips through blog posts that summarizes the M would lead to good competent developers over time, but this exclusive approach would create knowledge gaps (or “secrets”) that would make them excellent developers if they had RTFM otherwise.