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by triplefox 6242 days ago
It's an overly simplistic interpretation. The more poignant way to frame this would be a specialist-vs-generalist view; if you're overly specialized and never crawl out of your hole you miss opportunities for synergy.

Programming is a good "glue" for generalist approaches because it acts as a stepping stone to automatizing a specialized process.