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by Ixiaus 4359 days ago
It isn't moving to fast. New library x is like going from PHP to Python, true holistic understanding and a grasp of theory goes a long way to enable someone to look past the superficial differences and focus on the substance - everything else falls into place.

It's also not about learning to Program, that's like saying to an adult that knows how to write, learn how to write! That doesn't improve their writing.

It's about thinking. Structured languages (like those used for programming) are Yet Another medium for translating Thought. Learn to think better, learn better tools that enable better thinking (Haskell, Idris, Mercury, etc...)