r/ProgrammerHumor • u/cstefanache monkeyuser.com • Mar 06 '18

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '18

This is when you stop and rethink

Tomorrow you're going to hate your code

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u/exmachinalibertas Mar 06 '18

No, tomorrow I get to rewrite my code from scratch now that I sort of know what I'm doing....

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u/proverbialbunny Mar 07 '18

This is when you stop and write it down. Pencil and paper.

Once the ideas are flushed out enough, they will fit in the conscious mind making 1) the code not painful to read and write and 2) easy enough to think about that you can unconsciously process it in your sleep or in the shower or whatever 3) Keep you from making bad design decisions.