Comment by thrw011
5 months ago
> How many software developers could solve most even simple programming problems (except 'Hello world') with zero shot style (you write in notepad then can compile only once and execute once) without access to internet (stackoverflow, google search, documentation), tools (terminal, debugger, linter, cli)?
Many, there was a time when SO did not exist and people were able to solve non trivial problems. There was a time coding problems on exams had to be solved on paper and if they were not compiling you would not pass.
you miss my point about zero short style where you have only one shot to compile and execute you code. Even in old times when people programmed using punched cards it required a lot of reviews and iterations. This is the reason why scripting languages like python, ruby, php, javascript got popular because you had very fast feedback loop and do dozens of mini experiments. Majority of coding problems we have today are not algorithmic in nature.
I had one shot at my exams, was writing them on paper, compiling code in my brain.