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It's a type-think-type-think cycle (or type-test-think-type-...) and the more time and effort you spend on the typing part, the more it distracts you from the rest. Typing for a few minutes isn't any better than compiling for a few minutes before you can test. It just interrupts the more interesting work.


> It's a type-think-type-think cycle

Depends entirely on the individual developer. For me its think-think-think-think-drinkcoffee-think-type.

And after the first iteration, the typing to make changes is usually miniscule compared to the initial amount.




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