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Ask HN: Would you enjoy using pen/paper over laptop for development?

4 pointsby rrishiabout 5 years ago
I am more of a pen&#x2F;paper person than computer. I had 2 ideas on how to create a bridge between laptop and pen&#x2F;paper :<p>1. A software existed that could turn a picture of code into code<p>2. A software that could turn a UML diag to software classes&#x2F;function&#x2F;variables etc. The logic can be filled in by the dev actually implementing the feature.

4 comments

robin_realaabout 5 years ago
Number 2 has existed for decades and it failed, or at least everywhere I’ve worked that tried it has since abandoned the concept. Have a look at IBM’s Rational Software Architect for an example.
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disposedtrolleyabout 5 years ago
Not for writing code, but I do enjoy pen and paper for sketching out high level designs and data flows. I’ve started writing on an A5 sized notebook too - I find the size constraints help with focused thinking.
cjbprimeabout 5 years ago
No, wouldn&#x27;t use it, sounds at least 10x slower than typing.
basitmakineabout 5 years ago
I like writing code structure down on a piece of paper before actually coding.