Not sure if I follow it, because spending too much time there usually postpones discovering a “sudden truth in code” which may refactor the half of what you planned. I prefer to dive into code midway. Prove my assumptions with MVP first.
I didn’t invent nothing better than pen and paper, despite searching for years. Software gets in my way, pen doesn’t. The only thing I adopted is text outlining. It’s basically text structured as a tree.
Tools for planning and design
Pen and paper (don’t get in your way)
Searched for alternatives for years
Text outlining
Text structured as a tree
Useful when tired of writing
Useful for non-linear thinking/planning
My pen and paper workflow is mostly freehand non-strict diagrams and mindmaps, then later tasks with circles and various marks for completion status. I draw a little box in a corner and put the kind of a paper there: arch if architectural, plan for high-level plans, nothing for tasks. Makes easy search when in a stack.
I tried scanning these papers. Nope, even reading them on screen doesn’t work for me.
I didn’t invent nothing better than pen and paper, despite searching for years. Software gets in my way, pen doesn’t. The only thing I adopted is text outlining. It’s basically text structured as a tree.
My pen and paper workflow is mostly freehand non-strict diagrams and mindmaps, then later tasks with circles and various marks for completion status. I draw a little box in a corner and put the kind of a paper there: arch if architectural, plan for high-level plans, nothing for tasks. Makes easy search when in a stack.I tried scanning these papers. Nope, even reading them on screen doesn’t work for me.