I like to break down need of understanding into a few categories:
- no need to memorize or understand (some domain specific and infrequently-used portion of the API)
- memorize and understand later (it's better to just continue and get a holistic picture than to get off into the weeds analyzing how some framework magic works)
- you should comprehend this fully before continuing (general and recurring patterns for structuring your code)
- no need to memorize or understand (some domain specific and infrequently-used portion of the API)
- memorize and understand later (it's better to just continue and get a holistic picture than to get off into the weeds analyzing how some framework magic works)
- you should comprehend this fully before continuing (general and recurring patterns for structuring your code)