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Heh... Growing up in Jamaica in the 80's, my brother and I wrote code on paper this way, before we got a computer. We bought the books, wrote the BASIC code an

Heh... Growing up in Jamaica in the 80's, my brother and I wrote code on paper this way, before we got a computer. We bought the books, wrote the BASIC code and rewrote it many times until we thought it was good. Once the computer came though, all that went out the window. But to this day, my desk is covered in notebooks that help me visualize problems before writing any code. I sketch out UI. Design database schemas. Draw data flow diagrams and end up with many, many, many notebooks finished up every week. I don't know if it makes me any better as a developer, but whenever I do it, I feel more confident approaching the computer and working on a solution.

Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
You remind me of the brothers I know from my village in India, They are much older than me and their room were filled with CSE books, notes and computer came late. One of them graduated from IISC, Top rank holder in all-India entrance test for it, is at top position in a leading SW company abroad and another runs a SW company in our city with about ~ 100 employees for 25 years (he's content with the scale); Many of his ex. employees are at top positions in FAANG. I guess the story would be same for many from GenX who have made themselves a great career in IT but couldn't afford a computer when they were studying.