That's all true, but I find when the heavens open and the True Path to implementation shines down upon me, being able to get thought onto disk at roughly the sp

That's all true, but I find when the heavens open and the True Path to implementation shines down upon me, being able to get thought onto disk at roughly the speed I think is important, as is knowing my editor well enough to let me manipulate my code in much the same way I'm manipulating the abstract representation I'm thinking about. In this instance I'm talking about vim, but it doesn't matter, being able to operate on code in a context that matches the way you're thinking about it is invaluable in my opinion. That said, I felt this was a bit over the top. While I totally think that this pays dividends, I don't think it enough to write a novella like he has.