I've always done something similar, but less structured and probably with less intent. Most of the problems we software developers encounter, we've solved befo

I've always done something similar, but less structured and probably with less intent. Most of the problems we software developers encounter, we've solved before. So it's usually a case of recognizing the pattern of problems this is, and matching it to one you've solved before, and quickly being able to reference that previous solution. That's 95% of getting it done.