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This post shows exactly why "just use code to get things done" can be taken too far and why a solid theoretical background can be essential to growing as a programmer. The author bravely admits, "The async-style of programming is almost entirely inaccessible to my brain." There comes a point on the road to being a great coder where you can no longer really approach it as a craft; the theory and philosophy start to matter. A common plateau is the point where it becomes necessary to see the commonality between essentially the same computation being driven by different control approaches. I've seen many a competent procedural programmer be unable to write their first GUI app because they can't adjust to an event driven model or unable to make the most of SQL because of its semi-declarative nature. Coders need to see such mind expansion as an essential and fun part of the job.