Multiple times in my s/w development career, I've had supervisors ask me why I am not typing code throughout the work day. My response each time was along the

Multiple times in my s/w development career, I've had supervisors ask me why I am not typing code throughout the work day. My response each time was along the lines of: When I write code, it is to reify the part of a solution which I understand. This includes writing tests to certify same. There is no reason to do so before then.