This sounds like a statement from the 90's when 'software architects' and UML were still a thing. Thankfully we are over this. "Designing software" away from the code only works in theory. You will only find out whether your design works during coding and testing, or even later when the software is already in the hands of the user. The only way to good software is through constant rewrite. Make a rough plan, but be prepared to throw it away with the first line of code. Making up the recipe while cooking sounds like a perfectly fine strategy to me.
Thank you for saying that. The amoubt of times ive written something down, coded it and realised a better way had me thinking i was missing a lot.
Although dont get me wrong, there is still a truck load i need to learn just to finish my current project! (Although finally i feel like im getting somewhere!)
