In my opinion, the goal of programming is to solve problems, so to become better at solving problems one needs to be aware of the many different (programming/sy

In my opinion, the goal of programming is to solve problems, so to become better at solving problems one needs to be aware of the many different (programming/systems) solutions implemented by other people out there. Just a simple example, in http://aosabook.org/en/index.html http://aosabook.org/en/index.html one can see how a template engine can be programmed. You read it, understand it, and keep the solution in your bag of "solutions to be used later on". Maybe in the future you may need to implement a tiny engine template, so would know where to start. Another example https://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/ https://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/ I don't think programming as in: typing, writing better "for" loops, etc., has anything to do with "getting better at programming".