All I can say is that I've never regretted spending too much time looking for more information, on the web or otherwise, but I've frequently regretted not spend

All I can say is that I've never regretted spending too much time looking for more information, on the web or otherwise, but I've frequently regretted not spending enough time after re-implementing someone else's mistakes for the past several hours/weeks/whatever. It's the lesson that keeps on giving. [Not that I'd call myself an experienced programmer, but I'd say the same is true of scientific research and many other things.]