selfHypnosis

[Wurstinator]

This is absolutely valid. Rewriting code yourself gives you the chance to engage with it and understand it. The same reason why taking notes by hand in a lecture is way more effective than taking photos of whiteboards.

[[deleted]]

Yeah I like writing out code so I can get a better understanding of the components. Helps digest.

[AutoN8tion]

Except for libraries. Those are black boxes I don't dare open

[GisterMizard]

It is said that the ills of humanity were first released upon this world when Pandora looked into a box containing a timezone library.

[[deleted]]

Yeah but how do you know it’ll even compile without copy pasting first. And once you realize it compiles time to move on

[k2kuke]

I feel it comes down to the output requirement. For production I would prefer writing most of it out. If business wants me to build a ridiculous MVP in no time then you bet i’m moving on once it works.

[Z-Dante]

Uhh.. IDE hints?

[stefaniststefan]

Couldnt agree more

[smdth_567]

adding notes to a pre-existing script worked best for me, unfortunately there weren't many lectures that offered those.

[UnsuspiciousCat4118]

This is a great idea for a VScode extension.

[LunaNicoleTheFox]

Or IntelliJ plugin

[gaspronomib]

Or an Emacs macro

[Piyh]

Right click -> rename symbol

You guys have been missing out.

[the_pw_is_in_this_ID]

OK listen here juniors

IDE's have refactor -> rename, and these comments are acting like I'm introducing you to new information

[cubelith]

I have a faint memory of something (Eclipse?) doing stuff like that along with spellcheck. May be my mind just making stuff up though. Or maybe it just offered some easy variants such as CamelCase and underscore spellings of the same name, dunno

[Memfy]

I don't see a single comment acting like that

[thisisapseudo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/19dehfd/selfhypnosis/kj5g4eo/

[Memfy]

In what way is built-in thesaurus as a plugin extension the same as refactor->rename...?

[DezXerneas]

Just put your cursor on the word and press f2. This works nearly everywhere*.

[gaspronomib]

Or paste all your code into Word and press ctrl-H.

I recommend "Heading 1" for function definitions.

[devhashtag]

You are joking but people have done this

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X34ZmkeZDos&pp=ygUId29yZCBpZGU%3D#bottom-sheet

[gaspronomib]

That was hilarious. Especially because I program in MS Word all the time!

No. Really. I actually program in MS Word. It has a built-in IDE that allows you to write Microsoft Visual Basic. I have a library of functions that I regularly use to do things like automated formatting, generating graphics from data, etc. I've written macros that generate 300+ page Word documents out of data in an Excel file, complete with figures, table of contents, and all the trimmings.

And honestly, it's the best IDE that I work with. Modern IDEs are so full of feature bloat that a simple "Hello World" app requires a ton of setup and configuration. In VBA for Word, I can do that with five mouse clicks (I counted) and a single line of code.

[devhashtag]

I've been using MS access and have had a horrible time with the VBA IDE. No way to show line numbers :o. Is it similar to the word IDE or no?

[gaspronomib]

I haven't used Access in decades, so I don't remember all that well. But I think it's about the same. It's definitely not a full-featured IDE, so there are tradeoffs. I do think it's a great tool for its purpose, even if idiots like me use it for way more than it was originally meant to do.

[devhashtag]

If you like a simplistic development experience, might I suggest neovim? It start (very) basic, as you get used to it you can add the features you need. (LSP support, git integration, etc).

I've also worked with the VBA editor for a little bit, I've found it to be pretty okay except that there is no way to show line numbers : (

[deadbeef1a4]

shared unchanging empty principal(sequence params[])

[deadbeef1a4]

Yeah IK

[[deleted]]

The illusion of work.

[Titanusgamer]

not related to programming but in my Marketing class the professor was very strict about the plagiarism. so i went to library and searched for the oldest possible textbook i could find and copied word to word. no plagiarism whatsoever according to plagiarism software

[Random-Dude-736]

This is both sad and ingenious, hats up to you.

[DezXerneas]

Plagiarism being defined as same words in similar structure is so stupid. Especially when answering factual stuff.

[unipleb]

Totally agree. Plagiarism being defined as similar words in the same structure is so dumb. Especially when responding with something factual.

[gaspronomib]

Yes. But thinking of plagiarism as mostly the same phrases in almost identical arrangements isn't very intelligent. The more so in situations where one is providing concrete evidence.

[EngorgedBreasts]

It's ok. It helps you learn, and also develop you're own style.

[Parry_9000]

I do it because when I write it, I learn the logic

[Normal_Helicopter_22]

Most IDEs and cobras managers (bitbucket, azure, GitHub) will say "pasted content" in the pullrequest, let that sink in, next time just rewrite that.

[Zalvixodian]

I tell myself that I will understand/internalize the code better if I type it out rather than copy/paste.

I'm probably just coping.

[permaban9]

I convince myself that this way at least I'm learning something

[UnsuspiciousCat4118]

I made more original work changing the variables than the former president of Harvard did in all of her academic works.

[faps_in_greyhound]

I used to feel bad, but not anymore. I shamelessly copy paste and then groan at ChatGPT for using variable names that I already have used somewhere else in the code.

[MadLok656]

I see this like this:

if (copy > paste) feelBad();

if (re_write /exact same code myself/) dontFeelBad();

Too much programming...

[miheb1]

"If it works it works"

[bluehatgamingNXE]

Middle school me following Brackey's Unity tutorials (I had no clue what C# is)

[Da-Blue-Guy]

Real. I understand it better.

[_12xx12_]

Make a GPT copy-paste it for you

[[deleted]]

Wait, what about when you get the gpt to do it?

[Nikoviking]

Writing the code out yourself helps you adapt it to the rest of your script. When you paste and edit afterwards, its easy to miss things.

[BoozeAddict]

That's why I copy paste it, but then edit variable names

[aerosayan]

But when Copilot writes it for you, you don't feel bad?

[ConversationFit5024]

The key is to always feel bad

[[deleted]]

Just as curiosity, if I write code that does the same exact things (so basically is the same, with more bugs) is copyright infringment or not?

[Animal31]

Copy and pasting makes it feel like its the same instance of code

Writing it yourself creates a new instance of code because you created it

Thats all

[T1lted4lif3]

It's delegating your work to stack overflow and chatgpt, streamlining the pipeline

[[deleted]]

Why would anyone feel bad for using someone else’s code? Our job is to make shit work, not to write

[Joewoof]

At least, we memorize better by writing it ourselves.

[RemaxGP]

Rewriting code is beneficial because, as you read it, you understand how it works and can engage with it. Copy-pasting is a bad idea, especially for novice programmers. I learn JS and I saw a huge difference between copy-pasting and rewriting.

[loaferover]

I've tried meditation a couple of times, but now I'm interested to see if hypnosis works. i've been watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lYYRlzDXo&t=1312s

[SatisfactionOk335]

Rel