It depends on the process. If you take it that the 1st draft is supposed to be as close to the final as possible (or 1st draft only draft) then computer-first

It depends on the process. If you take it that the 1st draft is supposed to be as close to the final as possible (or 1st draft only draft) then computer-first is the only option for modern distribution schemes (excepting typewriter bloggers who photograph typed pages, of course.) However, if it is taken as a given that the text will be revised, broken apart, re-contextualized, added to, subtracted from, etc, then transcribing from one medium to another (typewriter or handwritten to computer, in this case) is merely a point for such to occur. In some regards this can even force good practice in that a casual glance no longer suffices and the text has to be thought about again as it is re-typed.