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> "I want my feedback to be so fast that I can't think before it shows up. If I can think, then I'll sometimes lose attention, and I don't want to lose attentio

by sync 12y ago

> "I want my feedback to be so fast that I can't think before it shows up. If I can think, then I'll sometimes lose attention, and I don't want to lose attention." Don't you want to think while programming? I feel like that's practically all I do -- I spend most of my time thinking about a problem and very little actually writing code.

maaaats 12y ago
Ironic that your reply to a piece about strawmen is nothing but a strawman. Of course he is not meaning what you're saying, he's talking about context switching. If I have to wait 15 seconds for my tests to run, I start doing something else and my thought process around the problem is gone.
- sync 12y ago
  I don't understand. Are you not continuing to think about the problem (or the next problem) while tests are running, regardless of how long they take?
  - thetrb 12y ago
    If you move on to the next problem, then your test finishes and forces you to move back to the original problem then you just had to do 2 context switches. If you never had to wait for the test result then you could have eliminated those.
codereflection 12y ago
If you'd ever seen Gary code, you'd know that he is a very quick thinker (almost nonhuman like) that requires very fast feedback loop to keep up the pace.
- Retric 12y ago
  Your not watching him think, it's a few takes before he get's the presentation the way he wants. Edit: it's a little misleading, but "All of my screencasts are recorded live after doing many takes to smooth the presentation out"
  - codereflection 12y ago
    I'm not talking about DAS, I'm talking about watching him code live.
afternooner 12y ago
No, I really don't want to think while coding 90% of the code I write. I listen to audiobooks and podcasts while coding to keep my mind occupied while I code. I want instant feedback, else I'm going to quickly check reddit or HN, and then I've lost 15 minutes to a 45 second test.

by sync 12y ago

maaaats 12y ago

Ironic that your reply to a piece about strawmen is nothing but a strawman. Of course he is not meaning what you're saying, he's talking about context switching. If I have to wait 15 seconds for my tests to run, I start doing something else and my thought process around the problem is gone.

sync 12y ago
I don't understand. Are you not continuing to think about the problem (or the next problem) while tests are running, regardless of how long they take?
- thetrb 12y ago
  If you move on to the next problem, then your test finishes and forces you to move back to the original problem then you just had to do 2 context switches. If you never had to wait for the test result then you could have eliminated those.

codereflection 12y ago

If you'd ever seen Gary code, you'd know that he is a very quick thinker (almost nonhuman like) that requires very fast feedback loop to keep up the pace.

Retric 12y ago
Your not watching him think, it's a few takes before he get's the presentation the way he wants. Edit: it's a little misleading, but "All of my screencasts are recorded live after doing many takes to smooth the presentation out"
- codereflection 12y ago
  I'm not talking about DAS, I'm talking about watching him code live.

afternooner 12y ago

No, I really don't want to think while coding 90% of the code I write. I listen to audiobooks and podcasts while coding to keep my mind occupied while I code. I want instant feedback, else I'm going to quickly check reddit or HN, and then I've lost 15 minutes to a 45 second test.