reading a language standard before diving into it

Question

to be proficient in a particular language do you need to read the standard of the language. as in c/c++ standard that was updated last year....

what do you think guys???

Answer 1

Get some basic practice before reading the standard.

Answer 2

Otumian Empire that is things in the std will look strange without having the knowledge of the language

Answer 3

i think you should read the stds, but after you've gotten your fingers dirty.