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One time, in university I did not have access to a computer for a couple of days and had to write code for a b-tree in C++. I designed and wrote the code fully
by cheez 11y ago
One time, in university I did not have access to a computer for a couple of days and had to write code for a b-tree in C++. I designed and wrote the code fully on paper and when I got access to a computer, I typed it in and it worked!
I think that was my peak.
- epalmer 11y ago>I think that was my peak. Have you tried to recreate that peak? I'm wondering if it worked so well why you might not have continued working in that mode?
- cheez 11y agoMy statement was a little tongue-in-cheek but that was the first time I felt the raw power of my mind. I still feel it now, but it doesn't have as much of an impact as it did then. It's probably what everyone feels when they are in the zone. So now, I will walk around doing nothing for 4 to 5 hours to let my brain work on a problem, then type it in and have it work in 10 minutes. I do this same thing with design, not just code. I've noticed that coding has become a lot easier as a result. I still get stuck when I'm dealing with other people's bugs though, especially with third party libraries. One I've noticed is that being in my head so much makes it more difficult to explain things to other people and I think this hurts me.