How do you visualize code?

Re:How do you visualize code? by wccrawford on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @05:13PM (#29986791)

I don't have aphantasia, but I do have a harder time visualizing things than most people. I also don't even attempt to visual code. What would it even look like, other than code?

Organizing it in my head just happens in the same way that remembering a list of steps to solve any problem does. There's no visual component. For that matter, there doesn't need to be an audio component, either.

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Re:How do you visualize code? by mmcdermott on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @10:58AM (#29995309)

The best analogies I can think of are Rube Goldberg Machines and plumbing. I visualize, but it's really hard to explain what I "see" to others.

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