WEEK 3 - Why should "geeks" write?

I believe that writing is essential for everyone because it is a helpful tool in reflection as well as in learning from our past. Since my time in high school I have begun to keep a daily journal on me at all times as a reference to my daily life.

In a scientific domain, such as computer science, I believe a journal could prove to be an extremely useful tool to use as a reference to past projects as well as to road-blocks that tend to need revisiting several times with several attempts before a solution is found.

When writing a program, we want something to be accomplished, and sometimes this thing can be quite complex. Object oriented programming is thinking about each element of a whole, being your program, as an object. Some programs contain hundreds of objects that vary in importance but the fact is, is that things can become quite complex very quickly. It’s a good idea to have a written record of the objects in your program because then you can easily reference them if you come back to a certain project later on, or if you’re working on a new project that requires you to do something similar to something you’ve already done. Writing can not only help you think about a solution to a problem, but then also becomes a resource later down the road when a new problem arises.

It is also crucial that code-writers posses good writing skills. The most important part of a good program is good explanations and commentary. This is what defines good, from great code. When working on such a large scale, a project can easily become quite confusing and so if you you’re able to properly explain your thinking others can understand and learn from what you’ve done. This is crucial down the road when projects go from one or two people to a whole team working on specific parts of a whole. 

Having a journal of some kind can only be beneficial in the long run and is a great way to capture all those “out-loud” thoughts and look back on them, because sometimes the answer is just under our noses.

If theres any other reason why you think that geeks should write please let me know with a comment below! 

Leo out!