Comment on How I went from writing 2,000 words a day to 10,000 words a dayparentComments−jmonegro14yI think it's best to focus on writing less code per day.(edit: I mean that in the sense of making your code more efficient)−dmlorenzetti14y"I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time."--Blaise Pascal (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal)−apu14yThat's my goal too, but often I find that the best way to write good short code is to write a shitty, longer version first."Write one to throw away" is the quote I remember reading from someone, and I find it applies well to some of the code I write (thankfully not all).−huxley14y"This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again." - Oscar Wilde−kroo14yThis is very often also true of writing.−RegEx14yUsing Jarnal[0] on OS X with a Bamboo tablet[1] is a great way to store your thoughts while thinking about a problem.[0]: http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Create-Tablet-CTH670/dp/B...
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I think it's best to focus on writing less code per day.
(edit: I mean that in the sense of making your code more efficient)
"I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time."
--Blaise Pascal (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal)
That's my goal too, but often I find that the best way to write good short code is to write a shitty, longer version first.
"Write one to throw away" is the quote I remember reading from someone, and I find it applies well to some of the code I write (thankfully not all).
"This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again." - Oscar Wilde
This is very often also true of writing.
Using Jarnal[0] on OS X with a Bamboo tablet[1] is a great way to store your thoughts while thinking about a problem.
[0]: http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Bamboo-Create-Tablet-CTH670/dp/B...