Comment by tovej

Lol, you still don't get it.

Standardization means you only need to become an expert in the standard. You still need to know the standard.

And to your point in the quoted part: I absolutely could, as could any of the people who I studied with (in this century).

When you add abstraction laters you do still need to understand how the underlying layers work in order to manage upper layers.

Look, I accept that I've posted more than I should about this. But it's only because you keep saying "nuh-uh". And when you start arguing in bad faith about what I've said, that should be called out.

Saying you disagree is fine, but becoming so flustered you respond dishonestly is not.