Re:Ask HN: Do developers also have a block?
by Nadya on Monday January 16, 2017 @03:01PM
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But that's exactly what writer's block is! A lack of "ammunition" or motivation to write. It can't "not exist" but still "have a fix."
For programming I often come up with inelegant solutions to complex problems. Being unable to think of a more elegant solution is something I could see being referred to as "programmer's block" (I call it "inexperienced").
Sometimes, days or weeks later, I think of an elegant solution to the problem and go back and rewrite the code. Something so blatantly obviously the only way I could have missed it before was due to "programmer's block".
Some days I just don't feel like writing code. I could also see that being referred to as "programmer's block." Especially when it lasts for weeks at a time.
Their theory is that if you are experiencing "writer's block", it means you need more ammunition. You need to do more research or thinking on the specific subject you're trying to write about.