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I have just glossed over some of the replies; But thought I'd throw this out there:
Have you ever noticed that different home languages change the layout and flow of code? This mainly applies to small projects that I've maintained, but over time I think I've noticed a few trends that make more sense in a cultural rather than learned way.
FWIW : I think the largest gain comes not from writing the actual production code, but rather in communicating ideas and implementing them in the intended way. Being able to lay-out code which is both elegant and intuitive to maintainers and the casual glance; This often requires a more verbose understanding of the API/libs, but then again, what is that if not vocabulary.
Then again, I find people spend too much time crying about documentation (which is usually just related to bad tools/workflow - or a matter for delegation) or writing verbose comments which only serve to accumulate bit-rot and point out the obvious.
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