I do see what you mean. I was afraid that you were getting into the "academic" phrasing, but suspected that I only misunderstood. I too like case-studies and prefer a mix of them and the "theoretical" topics.[1] I would hate to see one excluded in favor of the other, so I am hopeful that Alex and team will put together a great mix.

[1]: Although I think the vast majority of topics that we as programmers talk about are theories.