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I tend to agree with you, but I'm compelled by the argument that organizing your productive time in a way that minimizes the impact of context switches will mak

• splittingTimes 7y ago
  > There might be a good reason why code developed under extreme focus also tends to be inscrutable to others. Wow. I have never thought about it this way. That's quite a profound insight. Thanks.
  • techopoly 7y ago
    On the other hand, extreme focus can and should be used to make a complex algorithm simple. It all depends on the programmer's competency to begin with. If he/she doesn't care or know how to make code readable, it never will be readable despite their level of concentration. The corollary is true as well. I, as well as many others I imagine, have had to fix and maintain dumpster fires of spaghetti code developed under the standard distraction-filled modern business day. Distraction doesn't beget good code; instead, a good programmer learns how to be as productive as they can despite the dysfunction of a typical modern business.