You’d be surprised how experience can shorten the planning time.
Also, I’m not quite “neurotypical,” and avoid writing things down. I tend to keep my strategic model in my head. I’m constantly wargaming my strategy. You might be surprised at the scope of the project I’m doing right now. I’ve been working on it for around two years, and we’re getting within sight of the finish line. About the only time I write stuff down, is when I want to pass it by other team members.
I’ve also learned that, sometimes, there’s no substitute for writing some code, stepping through it, and seeing how that jives with your strategy.
To do things my way, you have to be willing to toss out a lot of code; sometimes, weeks’ worth of code.
You’d be surprised how experience can shorten the planning time.
Also, I’m not quite “neurotypical,” and avoid writing things down. I tend to keep my strategic model in my head. I’m constantly wargaming my strategy. You might be surprised at the scope of the project I’m doing right now. I’ve been working on it for around two years, and we’re getting within sight of the finish line. About the only time I write stuff down, is when I want to pass it by other team members.
I’ve also learned that, sometimes, there’s no substitute for writing some code, stepping through it, and seeing how that jives with your strategy.
To do things my way, you have to be willing to toss out a lot of code; sometimes, weeks’ worth of code.