On the contrary. It&#x27;s when you <i>need</i> to use the tools when you most have to get into the community&#x2F;culture.<p>If you just wanna learn something as a hobby, have fun, etc, then you don&#x27;t have to do anything.<p>But knowing about the product, its community and its release roadmap is essential for anything you want to use to put something in production.<p>Actually it&#x27;s essential for even considering to use this technology over another. And I wont even get into security and stability issues that a closer look at the project will make you aware of sooner.