Comment by lelanthran

> I'd agree, if my goal was "to be a great and complete coder."

> I don't. I want just enough to build cool things.

That's great, but that wasn't the point I was responding to. I was specifically addressing your specific point of:

>>> I don't believe much is lost "intellectually" by my use of a mech suit, as long as I observe carefully.

I still think that's nonsense; no one learns much by observing.

Paraphrasing the old joke, you aren't going to get to Carnegie Hall by observing violinists.