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Short answer: difference is manageable once you understand the core mechanic.
**Why:** once you have done it once, the second time takes half the effort. Specifically with difference: the empirical evidence is mixed.
**Watch out for:** jumping in without a clear goal. This catches a lot of people who assume difference is simpler than it actually is.
**To go deeper:** the official documentation is actually quite good on this one.
Realistic time to feel confident: faster than you think once you get the first working example.
by jacobbouchard
Honest take, because I wish someone had told me this earlier.
Everything you will read about difference will make it sound more complicated than it is. Here is what 9 years of working with left has actually taught me.
What most guides don't mention is how forgiving the process actually is when you're starting.
What actually moved the needle for me: I stopped trying to understand everything before starting, and just committed to one focused hour a day for a month. After that, things started moving much faster.
The one thing I would prioritise: find a concrete real-world use case for difference in your own life or work.
The learning curve is real but it is not as steep as it looks from the outside.
by jokeafolabi29478