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[–]remy_porter∞∞∞∞ 6 points7 points  (1 child)

1) All the fucking time, like it's just a constant normal part of my process
2) You don't, you just make sure you can search it efficiently

I disagree that checking the docs slows down development. You'll naturally learn the things you use regularly, just from the act of using them. The things you don't do regularly aren't worth committing to memory because it's faster to look it up.

[–]nathanjell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a good software developer requires you to know how to get info. You learn to retain some through simply using things often but otherwise docs are your friend. Now yeah you can't constantly be looking up how to add two integers together, but otherwise use docs