I would say those books are wrong.
That's not to say building an encyclopedic knowledge of APIs is not a good thing, but it's certainly not the most important.
Besides, what's wrong with relying on an editor? It's not going to get snatched away from you!
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I would say those books are wrong.
That's not to say building an encyclopedic knowledge of APIs is not a good thing, but it's certainly not the most important.
Besides, what's wrong with relying on an editor? It's not going to get snatched away from you!