Writing is very similar to programming indeed: "There is however a way to cheat our way into getting it right the first time: instead of designing a (piece of)

Writing is very similar to programming indeed: "There is however a way to cheat our way into getting it right the first time: instead of designing a (piece of) program once, we can design it two or three times over, compare, and keep the best approach. Nobody has to know about our embarrassing failures. This takes time and effort, but I believe all significant projects deserve it. That said, I understand why in practice most of the code I see is just a rushed first draft: stopping as soon as it “works” is just too damn tempting." [1] [1]: https://loup-vaillant.fr/articles/source-of-readability https://loup-vaillant.fr/articles/source-of-readability