If you look at my recommendation it is that programmers should program more like how painters paint. I don't think it's a virtue to have to hold everything in y

If you look at my recommendation it is that programmers should program more like how painters paint. I don't think it's a virtue to have to hold everything in your head. Programming, as practiced, is distinct from painting -- but this has more to do with the practice of each. Programming tools do not afford the same ability to externalise thinking. Fundamentally, they are built to run the code. Not to assist the programmer. Jupyter notebooks are, here, a notable exception.