Depends on what you mean by 'thinking ahead.' Do kids make flow charts anymore? How about writing code out by hand before typing it in? These exercises used

Depends on what you mean by 'thinking ahead.' Do kids make flow charts anymore? How about writing code out by hand before typing it in? These exercises used to be considered normal 'thinking ahead.' Sometimes necessitated by resource constraints, other times just a rough draft practice, some type of forethought is a good way to train your mind to do the work, instead of just reacting to errors.