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It wouldn't work because the processes of coding and writing are different. In writing, yes, "keeping the hand moving" is important. If you're stuck, a good way
by quanticle 15y ago
It wouldn't work because the processes of coding and writing are different. In writing, yes, "keeping the hand moving" is important. If you're stuck, a good way to get unstuck is to just keep writing, and wait for your subconscious to hit upon something that your conscious mind can use as a seed to craft a story around.
Programming is not at all like that. In programming, getting "stuck" is a signal to stop writing code. Its a signal to stop and rethink your approach, or at least step back and think about the problem before jumping back into coding. You can't write yourself out of a programming problem, but you certainly can write yourself into one.
- llimllib 15y agoI often have trouble getting my motor started on my current major project, but banging on a different idea for half an hour puts me in a good coding groove which I can then carry over into momentum on my major project. 750 code words would be more about starting than about being stuck.
- jnoller 15y agoExactly right; this isn't about being stuck. Or trying to unstick you. I don't write 750 words/day to "unstick" myself from writing a blog post. I do it to bang my head on something else a little bit to keep the juices flowing.