[jackyinger]

I draw a lot to figure out engineering details. I used to make beautiful drawings in diagramming software (draw.io and the lil). But man, it took a lot of time. Now I scribble on printer paper unless it’s something I plan to share.

[mc3301]

Fellows devs at my company think I'm strange, but I always have a cheap coil-notebook. It has diagrams, notes, doodles, minutes, checklists, mostly not even in order. I try to remember to write the date at the top of each page.

I just counted, 11 notebooks (b5, 60 pages) in two years, so just about a new notebook every 2 months.

Funny thing is, coworkers will now ask to use my pen and paper to flesh-out something together, as I'm certain it's the only paper and writing utensil in the building.

And yeah, draw.io or even an ipad with a whiteboard app aren't good replacements for me.

[theendisney]

I didnt have one for a while and accumulated some kind of panic when it was needed.

You remind me of a joke that with good employees you need only one pen and they can all write.

[zahlman]

> even an ipad with a whiteboard app aren't good replacements for me.

Curious. My first thought would have been "... because the line is physically displaced from the pen, of course"; but that doesn't apply there.

[mc3301]

I can't really explain it; it's simply a preference. It may not actually be optimal efficiency. But I like the pen and paper.

[chrisweekly]

my remarkable comes close enough for my similar purposes

[anitil]

It takes me ages to draw my diagrams (I use excalidraw) but I find it so enjoyable because it forces me to slow down and check what I think I know