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by mikejholly 4017 days ago
This is bad advice. Theory is vastly more important in computer science and math. Given your logic, one will simply practice their way to linear algebra, machine learning or AI. Good luck with that. There's a giant toolbox of shortcuts that seem like magic to the inexperienced. Becoming a great _user of tools_ (programming languages, etc.) is level 1.