[funkymike]

This reminds me of a video I recently watched comparing Sherlock Holmes to a software developer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZZKtypink

Holmes apparently kept detailed notes on every case but would otherwise forget the details until he needed to go back to them later.

[jholman]

"Apparently" makes it sound a bit like Holmes was something other than a fictional character, composed only of Doyle's beliefs about what would make an entertainingly eccentric genius. It's not even what Doyle thought would work!