It's time for one of my favorite subjects, one that I have written about quite often in the past, for example in Tools and teeth and Tools and skills. I ended Tools and skills with this:
A vendor once told me that any beginner would beat any old fox if they used their tool... No way! As soon as there is the slightest problem... You get the picture.
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I haven't changed my mind, on the contrary. HOWEVER, I think it's very important to add that if you can combine tools and experience, it's extremely efficient, productive and just plain good. By combining I mean having lots and lots of experience AND a great tool that isn't in the way, but that just supports and makes use of the experience very productively.