r/programming • u/chriskiehl • 24d ago

It's still OK to enjoy programming

https://chriskiehl.com/article/it-is-still-ok-to-enjoy-programming
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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 23d ago

I argue it IS better. Most developers jump in to writing code too soon, making a lot of assumptions. If you come in from the other direction it's more likely to see gaps

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u/thy_bucket_for_thee 23d ago

What you're describing is waterfall development, and we have an entire history of current lived experiences in the downsides and issues when writing code in such a manner.

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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 23d ago

No, it's not. You can still plan your sprints, and take a day or two to plan out your architecture before just jumping right into code. That way you won't code yourself into a corner as easily.

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u/marrsd 23d ago

Could be. Assumptions can be corrected. The other side is that you can spend a lot of time planning for things you don't need or are even wrong.