> It can feel like a paintful sacrifice to admit that you'll never (have time to) learn And even if you do have time, you'll probably forget most of it if you

> It can feel like a paintful sacrifice to admit that you'll never (have time to) learn And even if you do have time, you'll probably forget most of it if you don't make use of it in your daily job. Also if you do want to learn about a new topic, it'll take commitment. I remember going through an MIT OS project, it took me something like 50 hours of hours to complete the project. Pretty much impossible when you have a full time job (I didn't at the time). And despite that, I still consider myself a newbie in OS development. That being said, a little extra knowledge can come handy and make a difference in an interview for instance, or reduce ramp-up time when changing teams. This is also what school is for. Give you full time and a structured program to pick the fundamentals. There's only so much you can learn once you have a demanding job. It's actually pretty sad we don't get to go back to school in the middle of our career. Edit: still an interesting article ;)