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Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by FroshKiller on Thursday December 08, 2016 @10:24AM (#13130829)
Yes, of course. I consider myself good at both. Both practices have the same foundation, at least in my case: organized thought and the concise & illustrative expression of complex ideas. When I am writing or programming, my mental experience of the activity feels the same, like the same parts of my brain are working during both.
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by happy-go-lucky on Thursday December 08, 2016 @10:54AM (#13131062)
I feel likewise.
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by happy-go-lucky on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:06AM (#13131203)
Is there a phrase used in programming communities that is similar to writer's block?
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by echolima on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:13AM (#13131262)
In programming, is it more a logic block than a block based on fear, such as "writer's block"?
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by happy-go-lucky on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:22AM (#13131363)
I think it's more a logic block. When I experience it, sometimes my subconscious helps me unblock it while my body continues to sleep :)
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by echolima on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:35AM (#13131501)
walking away from the problem...sleep, shower, some activity that flushes the mind, is a great way to overcome a block, be it programming or creative.
Re:Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming? by happy-go-lucky on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:38AM (#13131536)
Fear can be one of the reasons blocks occur.