There is one more reason why on-the-spot learning is prevalent in tech - tech moves fast. Faster than documentation and much quicker than courses or literature.

There is one more reason why on-the-spot learning is prevalent in tech - tech moves fast. Faster than documentation and much quicker than courses or literature. Anyone trying to reach some finality in learning tech before practicing it will always fall behind. Not to mention that a lack of practice parallel to learning intrinsically makes learning ineffective. Trying to learn in advance is a waste of time. Most people learning for tech roles agree, and the industry agrees. It might be helpful to step back and look at the big picture when you learn or to backfill knowledge gaps to understand a topic better. But if one avoids learning on the spot or on the job, they just put themselves at a tremendous disadvantage.