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My short term memory is much reduced compared to my younger self. Consequently, I work in ways which allow me to reduce cognitive load and still accomplish the
by blunte 6y ago
My short term memory is much reduced compared to my younger self. Consequently, I work in ways which allow me to reduce cognitive load and still accomplish the task. FP is a godsend for me, even if I just adopt some of its principles.
- kortex 6y agoLikewise. I have ADHD and even with treatment, I feel more like a GPU than CPU. Small functions, lots of static typing, IDE for autocomplete, and lots of FP style patterns. When I get thrown into an un-typed python codebase, my productivity grinds to a crawl, and I start having to do things like have a scratch pad with various versions to copy paste.