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Do you still do any programming on paper? I've noticed I've occasionally felt like I've relied too much on my tools like my IDE or Resharper. I've been thinking
by chris11 11y ago
Do you still do any programming on paper? I've noticed I've occasionally felt like I've relied too much on my tools like my IDE or Resharper. I've been thinking I should get in the habit of doing some programming using just a simply text editor or pencil/paper to prevent that.
- hguant 11y agoIf I'm doing something with threading I sketch out a framework for how things should work before writing any code. Just pseudo-code though.
- dozzie 11y agoIf you feel that, you certainly should. Going after simpler tools may give you somewhat different experience of programming, but for pen and paper, it's totally different. It has much friction along most of the axes (you can't cut'n'paste or easily rename your variables, and it's difficult to pre-plan the length of a block of instructions), but along some, the friction is non-existent (invalid and ad-hoc created syntax, not defined functions, ellipses for obvious arguments and statements). Combine all that and your mind starts thinking in a different way, focusing on different things than it would with a computer editor. I find it very beneficial in the early stage of planning a program (or a subsystem of program).
- orionblastar 11y agoI have a paper notebook that I used to design data tables and pseudo code for projects I wanted to work on. I misplaced it, I would work on it from time to time while riding on a Metrolink train. It is either in my house somewhere or someone stole it.