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A benefit of consistently programming since I was a kid is that a lot of programming, especially code architecture, feels very plastic to me. Not quite visualiz
by Swizec 5y ago
A benefit of consistently programming since I was a kid is that a lot of programming, especially code architecture, feels very plastic to me. Not quite visualized in a way I could draw, but sort of using the same circuitry as imagining a 3D model of mechanical engineering.
It’s sort of there in my mind and I can see how things are connected, grab stuff and move it around, etc. Super handy for dealing with systems complexity
- psalminen 5y agoI thought developing these mantal maps was fairly common? Or maybe it's just me.
- beaconstudios 5y agoyeah I'm not sure if I could work effectively if I wasn't imagining a list interface like an actual list, a hashmap like a pigeonhole cabinet etc. Not literally in the sense of imagining those physical manifestations, but in the sense of relating to objects by their metaphorical interface.
- king_magic 5y agoI think it is common for many of us here, but I do think that the inability to construct these kinds of mental maps and manipulate them in one’s mind is one of the reasons that not everyone can code.