Luckily my problem-solving thought process is already like conversation so just saying out loud what I'm thinking is just vocalizing what's already going through my head.

The more I read HN comments the more I realize that not everyone reasons through problems "verbally" (even if it's silent or internal) and uses some other thought process. To me, coding has always been like speaking a very specific and pedantic language.

I would find it interesting if other people were able to share their own mental models for coding, if that's even possible.