Lifting for huge gains

People tend to be given models about how a particular concept works in a particular programming language, and use that understanding as the basis for how to understand the concept in general. This makes sense in the context of a particular framework or idea which has been ported to different languages. Once you have learned something in one language, it is easy to transfer the knowledge to another language. This process reinforces a particular mental model of how things work, and makes alternative interpretations harder to comprehend. Read more