Write code on paper?

Question

Does anyone else get out a pen and notebook and write code by hand when stuck on a problem? I find myself doing that quite often and it brings a whole other level of clarity for me and my project.

Anyone else love writing code down on paper? :)

Answer 1

I have never wrote code by hand before.

Answer 2

I been writing codes for years and never write a single code on paper.

Answer 3

@Dwain Lol. Of course not

Answer 4

Me too
trying to get a algorithm to.....

Answer 5

Will the code run on paper?

Answer 6

yup, same here.

Answer 7

I haven't written source on paper. I might write pseudocode on paper, or a flow chart of the algorithm. more often I will write down a more technical description of the problem or the result. Most of the time if I am writing on paper, it's because at least part of the idea better explained​ by pictures​ than words.

Answer 8

@Dwain, perhaps in 2030 😂🤣

Answer 9

I write my whole code on paper first
I think being a science student makes u attached with pen and paper😉
I haven't made a single code without using pen and paper
god bless me in my practicals😂😂

Answer 10

do what works best for you
i do things which works best for me
although most of the times i use ms paint to draw my outcome before going to code

Answer 11

I like the idea of using Pseudo code and flowchart on paper. I would follow this up with coding in my favorite Programming Environment.

Answer 12

Hands up!!!

Answer 13

I don't write exact code onto a paper (usually) but having paper to write down methods to attempt a difficult problem can really help.

Answer 14

Whenever I am writing a graphics application, making a webpage, and sometimes even designing an icon, I draw it out on a whiteboard, and sometimes I will write out an algorithm in pseudo-code, but I don't think I have ever written valid code on paper.