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by kazinator 2410 days ago
> it’s not that big a deal to just look up the documentation.

Imagine you don't know the language and are trying review a few thousand lines of code.

Well, you wouldn't be doing that if you don't know the language, right? But that's just it; maybe spaced repetition can be a good way to get there, especially if you're already an experienced programmer.