If you want to be productive you should work at a higher level of abstraction. But to truly master your tools, you should delve into the lower levels of abstraction. If you work with HTTP, you should understand how TCP and UDP work. If you work with serverless, you should understand how to work with virtual machines and AWS networking. If you work with React or Vue, you should know the basics of HTML and CSS. Remember, what appears 'automagic' in many tools is actually the result of meticulous engineering, complete with deliberate trade-offs. These trade-offs exist regardless of whether you understand them or not. Underlying how the underlying technologies work would help you make more informed opinions about these trade-offs and if they align with your needs. Be smart, and don't let tail wag the 🐕