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> knowledge almost never arrives at the moment of its application Anyone who has used StackOverflow (or ChatGPT) to solve a programming problem knows this is c
by munchler 2y ago
> knowledge almost never arrives at the moment of its application
Anyone who has used StackOverflow (or ChatGPT) to solve a programming problem knows this is completely false. Has the author never heard of “learn by doing”?
- HPsquared 2y agoExperience vs Education.
- YVoyiatzis 2y agoExperience is part of education.
- nyrikki 2y agoMimicry is not mastery. A correct answer is not necessarily imply understanding. Code reviews and incident reports should prove that true.
- ninetyninenine 2y agomimicry is not mastery but mimicry can lead to mastery.
- phs318u 2y agoDisagree. It's when the mimicry fails and the executor is forced to think about why and then draws a new conclusion - that right there is learning and is what eventually leads to mastery.
- ninetyninenine 2y agoHow can mimicry fail if the mimicry wasn't attempted? Mimicry again leads to mastery. Additionally not all learning requires some deeper understanding. Sometimes the attempt to mimic is all that there is.