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Writing specs is a key bit here that I'd generalize as: I think by typing. The hardest problems I troubleshoot are worked through with best quality if I am typ
by gertlex 3y ago
Writing specs is a key bit here that I'd generalize as: I think by typing. The hardest problems I troubleshoot are worked through with best quality if I am typing up a worklog of stuff tried, rather than taking no notes at all. And like mentioned in other comments, the effort of typing these notes is a limiting factor on the quality of my notes (too much time spent typing slows the troubleshooting iteration loop).
- the_af 3y agoIt goes without saying that typing notes, transcribing documents, and generally "stream of consciousness typing" is helped by a fast WPM rate. But for coders, that's seldom the task we're doing. Hence the assertion "I spend more time thinking than typing".