Must we choose between reflection and instant feedback?
Thinking away from the keyboard helps frame the problem. A responsive medium helps inspect an idea once expressed. The two techniques address different moments in the work.
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When is it time to stop coding and rethink the problem? →Look for concerns that have become intertwined. Stepping away to reconsider the problem can reveal which of those dependencies really belong together.Can creators see the effect of an edit? →A notation tool and a programming environment both make an edit visible. Look for the precise gap each closes between an action and the result its author can inspect.How quickly can a programmer see a mistake? →Running tests on every file change shortens one feedback loop. Showing the changing behavior beside the edit shortens another. The signals tell the programmer different things.
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you're going to try stuff and go backcreators need an immediate connection to what they create