You mean learning by writing a blog post, or learning by reading a blog post? In both cases, the answer is "yes".
> In other words, without having the necessary background at your fingertips it is hard to really grasp the core concepts. That is why, IMHO, reading these blog posts may feel good but will rarely make things really stick.
The problem these posts solve, at least for me, is that despite having the necessary background, some concepts didn't "click" in my mind when I first learned them. I found that if I then read a couple different posts on a specific concept, each with slightly different perspective or way of presenting it, one of them will eventually hit the "sweet spot" and make it "click" in context of all the background I already have (and often cascade into making me understand a few more things in the topical background).
You mean learning by writing a blog post, or learning by reading a blog post? In both cases, the answer is "yes".
> In other words, without having the necessary background at your fingertips it is hard to really grasp the core concepts. That is why, IMHO, reading these blog posts may feel good but will rarely make things really stick.
The problem these posts solve, at least for me, is that despite having the necessary background, some concepts didn't "click" in my mind when I first learned them. I found that if I then read a couple different posts on a specific concept, each with slightly different perspective or way of presenting it, one of them will eventually hit the "sweet spot" and make it "click" in context of all the background I already have (and often cascade into making me understand a few more things in the topical background).