Maybe but you can say the same thing about learning almost anything new which is related to software. And since you have limited time and attention, $x making y

Maybe but you can say the same thing about learning almost anything new which is related to software. And since you have limited time and attention, $x making you a better engineer isn’t enough, it has to be better than the alternatives. Or you can do it just because you’re interested but in that case who cares whether it makes you a better engineer at all.