I’ve found that the hard work of writing is what happens between deciding to write and when words first start appearing on the page. In general, by the time I can write even one paragraph, it seems like I’ve already computed the essence of the entire essay (or whatever).
Programming is similar: the essence of programming is not writing code, it’s understanding “requirements” well enough that you can actually turn them into code.
I’ve found that the hard work of writing is what happens between deciding to write and when words first start appearing on the page. In general, by the time I can write even one paragraph, it seems like I’ve already computed the essence of the entire essay (or whatever).
Programming is similar: the essence of programming is not writing code, it’s understanding “requirements” well enough that you can actually turn them into code.