I used to write everything on paper first, now I just stare at a blank cursor

Terry Rivera · 2026-10-18T22:40:02.982875+00:00

Back in my first coding class at Austin Community College in 2019, I planned every function on notebook paper before typing a single line. These days I just open the editor and start hammering keys, and honestly I'm not sure which way makes me better. The paper version felt slow but I caught way more dumb mistakes before they hit the screen. Which side are you on, plan it out or just start typing and fix it later?

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