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I think there is "Forgetfulness that comes with Programming". When you program you are constantly doing problem-solving. Having to tackle new problems every d
by galaxyLogic 4y ago
I think there is "Forgetfulness that comes with Programming".
When you program you are constantly doing problem-solving. Having to tackle new problems every day pushes the memory of the solutions you came up in previous days out of your brain. There is just not enough room in the brain.
But writing down the code helps to rediscover your earlier discoveries if you take time to document your code. Still it may be difficult to figure out where such old code and documentation is stored.
- visarga 4y ago> writing down the code helps to rediscover your earlier discoveries Using Copilot you can "remember" other people's discoveries too.
- keyle 4y agoCompletely agree with this, I'm very efficient at clearing the board in my short term memory and give 110% of what I have to the problem at hand. It makes anything I done previously almost as good as if someone else did it and I need to rediscover it. Which is a good thing, because boy that guy couldn't code himself out of a well.
- anadem 4y agoAh, yes, that explains to me how it is that when I'm stuck in some bit of code and go look on StackOverflow or wherever, I find an answer I'd posted long before.
- galaxyLogic 4y agoFunny that happened to me as well I was reading somebody's answer on SO and it took me some time to realize I had written it myself.
- sixstringtheory 4y agoThis is like a more wholesome version of using git-blame to see what idiot wrote that crappy bit of code and seeing your own name on it.