I’ve noticed that when less experienced people try to solve a problem, they have to look up how other people do it first.
But someone more experienced has a strong understanding of technologies on an abstract level so they can whiteboard a solution without even involving any specific software (then compare to how others do it). When you think that way, you’re not worrying about JSON or XML. You become neither tied to last year’s tech or too eager to try new tech. You just build something solid that’s reliable and long-lasting.
Knowing about different tech used in different designs expands the pool of legos that you can snap together and so it can’t hurt.
There is a similar learning style. Basically, guess the answer and then compare to the other answers. Even before you know anything about it, all told.
That said, I have as often fallen into the trap of trying to build it myself first. So called "first principals" thinking. That works far less often than folks think it does.
I’ve noticed that when less experienced people try to solve a problem, they have to look up how other people do it first.
But someone more experienced has a strong understanding of technologies on an abstract level so they can whiteboard a solution without even involving any specific software (then compare to how others do it). When you think that way, you’re not worrying about JSON or XML. You become neither tied to last year’s tech or too eager to try new tech. You just build something solid that’s reliable and long-lasting.
Knowing about different tech used in different designs expands the pool of legos that you can snap together and so it can’t hurt.