Regarding "getting information was difficult" I've worked in game development for 25 years so YMMV: a few years ago I had an internet outage for a week or so a

Regarding "getting information was difficult" I've worked in game development for 25 years so YMMV: a few years ago I had an internet outage for a week or so and had to work on the engine just using my library of books. It was definitely slower and more cumbersome BUT it was a much more rewarding experience. I produced substantially better ideas with better documentation and with MUCH better execution. I don't think it was just because of the quality of my library. I think it was because I was afforded the space to think, something that had not happened for quite some time. I now make a point to investigate my library before blogs, forums and the pitiful stack-overflow. Slower learning has lead to deeper thinking.