I agree completely. I get this incredible sense of comfort when I know I can hammer out whatever I need at a low level, instead of having to cross my fingers and hope that I never need a way out of the walled garden.
It's like the difference between having file system access to a Wordpress install and not. When you have access, you can fix anything.
It's like the difference between having file system access to a Wordpress install and not. When you have access, you can fix anything.