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> Most programming should be done long before a single line of code is written What does this mean?

• alkonaut 2y ago
  That you must design the system before you type it down as code. Once you make the wrong assumptions or wrong abstractions no amount or skillful coding can save you. You risk solving the wrong problem perfectly.
  • joshdavham 2y ago
    That makes sense, but if this is the correct interpretation, then I find the wording a little weird. I've always considering "programming" and "writing code" to be the same thing.
    • alkonaut 2y ago
      Yeah I think programming is both ”thinking about what code to write” as well as actually typing it in. One can’t meaningfully separate any steps like ”design” or ”architecture” from programming.