Au contraire, not only you quickly learn the grab bag of strategy and tricks of the "average programmers" and their default solutions, you no longer get bogged down in the menial wrangling of compiler syntax.

That is IF you actually read, debug and implement this code as part of a larger system.

Of course if it "just works" and you don't read how it works then you just get a working tool, but don't really learn how it works inside. Kind of like those people who just drive cars but never did replace their crank bearings and transmission clutch packs

If you do interact with the code I think it will quickly elevate a newbie to a mediocre but capable programmer. Progressing beyond that is like stepping out and walking after driving for days.