> "Memorizing something means you can roll it around in your head whenever you want, think about it from this perspective or that, and let the brain really abso

> "Memorizing something means you can roll it around in your head whenever you want, think about it from this perspective or that, and let the brain really absorb the ideas the words express." That's also the reason little credence is given to coders who moan about college CS knowledge being useless memorization of stuff that can easily be looked up when needed.