Very much this. Software development is not a race to write down text to a file. The majority of what we do is thinking, the coding part is the final result. Wh

Very much this. Software development is not a race to write down text to a file. The majority of what we do is thinking, the coding part is the final result. What does the user need to do? What can go wrong? How does this fit into the overarching system? Does the design need to change to accommodate this feature? and so on. > At the moment I feel like I have no choice but to go at the pace that my mind allows me to operate at. This is perfectly fine and exactly where you should be. If you force yourself to work through problems faster than what your brain wants you to do, you will make mistakes and spend more time cleaning up after yourself. Following from that, to be a faster features developer, I have one simple solution: write less code. It's taken me 10 years to understand the wisdom in this but I assure you it's true. You will move faster, you will write better code, and you will stop hating your past self so much. As much as some people argue against this, software development is a creative process. Creativity takes time. There are times where you are writing rote, boring code, and for that you can speed up with editor tools (IDE stuff as another commentor said) and learning to type faster, but make sure you recognize when you need to slow down, and you'll find yourself becoming much more productive.