Comment by eddd-ddde

This is what I like to call the artist vs engineer dilemma.

1. An engineer solves problems, learning and using tools. 2. And artist learns and uses tools, for the sake of it.

Neither is wrong, and some times they benefit each other. I believe much of academia and research is heavy on the artist side. You just have to be clear on which one you are at any given point.

I'm not gonna use assembly for my $JOB where we need some basic web backend. That's not gonna stop me from trying on my free time tho.