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Discussion on: Learning Frameworks and APIs vs Software design principles

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Donald Merand

There's a learning style component as well. I've known people who want to read the manual before they use a new thing - which I see as analogous to principles thinking. Some folks prefer to jump in - frameworks.

You can get a lot done without understanding why it works in a framework, and you can understand a lot of theory without ever writing code that does something interesting. The trick, as usual, is to find a balance.