[gushogg-blake]

Yeah, I think there's this idea of programming as something you 1) know how to do and then 2) can just sit at a computer and do some typing, and it happens. It's hard for outsiders to understand just how dependent it is on being engaged and in a position to direct your full mental attention to abstract problems for long periods.

[phlipski]

I used to tell new engineers fresh out of school, "The hardest part of this job is thinking."