> My first and main point is that 80% of software developers, the silent majority of so-called "bread programmers", do not grasp these concepts. So even if the

> My first and main point is that 80% of software developers, the silent majority of so-called "bread programmers", do not grasp these concepts. So even if the concept is great, it doesn't matter. Right… but is that not the point of these articles? To teach those programmers these concepts so they can get the benefits the GP commenter is talking about? Your comment there seems to presuppose that they can never learn, unless I’m misunderstanding!