Re:Things I’ve learned in 20 years of programming
by jmilloy on Saturday November 23, 2019 @12:12PM
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> write code in tiny pieces where you don't do the next piece until you're confident the current piece works. I get fidgety when I have a bunch of code I don't know works.
I think getting to this point really helps with the "flow" issue ("coding is not a social activity"). The more you can isolate small steps, you can more easily weather interruptions.
> They're worship of TDD is one symptom!
My suspicion is that this person is very good at writing the tests, at the right level of isolation and detail, and that watching them work would feel less dogmatic that the text of the blog post suggests.
I think getting to this point really helps with the "flow" issue ("coding is not a social activity"). The more you can isolate small steps, you can more easily weather interruptions.
> They're worship of TDD is one symptom!
My suspicion is that this person is very good at writing the tests, at the right level of isolation and detail, and that watching them work would feel less dogmatic that the text of the blog post suggests.