All practice is good, but in my view there is a large difference in quality between having a go yourself and memorising the current state of the art implementat

All practice is good, but in my view there is a large difference in quality between having a go yourself and memorising the current state of the art implementation. ie does memorising large tracts of poetry make you a great poet? I think if you do a technical exam - then it should be done in a way that explores how people think - not what they have memorized.