I find that the strategy of writing for a week or two without compiling works well for me too. At least when the goal is big and clear. Doesn't work with clien

I find that the strategy of writing for a week or two without compiling works well for me too. At least when the goal is big and clear. Doesn't work with clients who aren't quite sure what their own requirements are, of course. Then it's more of a few days at most, so revisions can be done early. If I'm interfacing with a library that I'm not familiar with, I'll usually do trial and error in a blank project, separate from the actual project, first. Then write cleanly in the real project. Iteration times on the learning process are faster that way. Sometimes I'll just write long drafts or snippets in notepad at first, just to stay clear of IDE distractions. It's a fast way of figuring out the structure of things without the need for everything to compile at all times.