I think just like traditional engineers have to learn physics, computer people should learn these fundamentals for exactly the reason you outline. Then, when y

I think just like traditional engineers have to learn physics, computer people should learn these fundamentals for exactly the reason you outline. Then, when you hit the job market, you learn the ecosystem of what other engineers have built and you work in that context. In this way, you can eventually reach extreme productivity. Just look at humanity's GDP over the last 200 years.