The primary emphasis of this article seems to be: &quot;Stop playing with code and start reading books&quot;. Reading a book is a great way to get a lot of theoretical knowledge but mapping it to a real problem or solution is what causes the knowledge to stick. Programmers have to balance theory and usage to do well.<p>You can&#x27;t learn to be an artist by studying everything about paintbrushes first. Certainly you could, but it won&#x27;t help you understand the motions to paint. At the same time randomly using any brush that can barely work probably won&#x27;t get you the results you want. I hope the author someday realizes that almost everything is a continuum. Lamenting that &quot;programmers of today&quot; don&#x27;t read enough books doesn&#x27;t really tell you much - only that he wishes the people he see&#x27;s would think more about theory.