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There's a concept called (in various circles) a spike, proof of concept, etc. You don't write tests, plans, requirements. You just code.

Its a terrible way to write production software. Its a rare thing in my life to spike out an idea and put it unmodified in production. But when i find myself doing what you're doing (which does happen from time to time) I find its a crucial part of breaking myself out of the cycle.

And not for nothing, but you sound like you're isolated. Working with other developers as part of a team (or better yet, a pair) can also do a lot for breaking out of this kind of cycle. ADD drugs will help, but they're not all of the solution. Stop "preparing" to write software and just write some.

parent karmajunkie 11 years ago

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