Re:How to be a great software developer
by gtrak on Friday May 02, 2014 @12:47PM
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I really like this comment. But I bet some folks gloss over a particular point of importance.
For me, there's a huge advantage in literally using tree-paper, either for code-reading, designing, taking notes, what have you.
It involves more of your senses, it's more tangible, every letter is written with more care and the medium is incredibly flexible (maybe I feel like drawing a circle on a whim, can't do that in emacs.)
It's better for scratch-pads than a text-buffer, imo.
Insights come more consistently and easily after iteratively marking up a printout. It's just fully-intuitive.
For me, there's a huge advantage in literally using tree-paper, either for code-reading, designing, taking notes, what have you.
It involves more of your senses, it's more tangible, every letter is written with more care and the medium is incredibly flexible (maybe I feel like drawing a circle on a whim, can't do that in emacs.)
It's better for scratch-pads than a text-buffer, imo.
Insights come more consistently and easily after iteratively marking up a printout. It's just fully-intuitive.