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Ask HN: Would you enjoy using pen/paper over laptop for development?

4 points by rrishi ↗ HN
I am more of a pen/paper person than computer. I had 2 ideas on how to create a bridge between laptop and pen/paper :

1. A software existed that could turn a picture of code into code

2. A software that could turn a UML diag to software classes/function/variables etc. The logic can be filled in by the dev actually implementing the feature.

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cjbprime
No, wouldn't use it, sounds at least 10x slower than typing.
basitmakine
I like writing code structure down on a piece of paper before actually coding.
robin_reala
Number 2 has existed for decades and it failed, or at least everywhere I’ve worked that tried it has since abandoned the concept. Have a look at IBM’s Rational Software Architect for an example.
Grazester
In college I had a UML class and used Rational Rose. I did not like it for software development. I am very happy I have not had to use this for software development in the wild.
disposedtrolley
Not for writing code, but I do enjoy pen and paper for sketching out high level designs and data flows. I’ve started writing on an A5 sized notebook too - I find the size constraints help with focused thinking.