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That works for me too. I'm originally a lawyer and a decently competent writer and that's also how I approach papers or briefs. Writing is how I think and organ
by stult 9y ago
That works for me too. I'm originally a lawyer and a decently competent writer and that's also how I approach papers or briefs. Writing is how I think and organize my thoughts so there's no more efficient way for me to design an overall architecture, whether in code or English, than just by starting to write. Once I start to get a grip on the parameters and pain points, I'll circle back and outline the higher level. My brain just works better from a bottom up starting point. Writing and coding are just formalized ways of thinking so sometimes you have to make concessions to your own brain's idiosyncrasies.
- convolvatron 9y agobottom-up is hardly a shameful idiosyncrasy. top down has a tendency to fail by imposing an inappropriate structure, and missing important details. every discussion i can remember ends up recommending switching directions repeatedly. i start on the up-stroke myself, always worked for me
- BurningFrog 9y agoYeah, I write a lot that way too, probably influenced by my programming habits. I read somewhere that Neil Gaiman considers himself only a decent writer who is an extremely good editor. Which is to say, he starts writing a simple draft, and then changes what's wrong with it, over and over.