[texhax] learning tex vs latex

[hh]

It is my (strictly personal) impression, that the general use of 
LaTeX  also includes the loss of knowledge how things are done in 
plain TeX.
Many times people look for a package when in reality they would just 
need one macro (of a limited number of lines). But they are (often) 
not able to extract the macro from a package because that most times 
implies some knowledge of plain TeX.
hh

> 
> However, I believe that if you use, as a absolute beginner, LaTeX you
> might 
> loose some of the fine grains of TeX but it also takes a lot of burdens
> away 
> from you. Mostly things a beginner can even not answer if you point him to
> the 
> fact.