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by rossjudson 4693 days ago
While I've never been able to adapt to using voice to code, what I have done successfully is use Dragon to document my code. I set up some macros that could move forwards and backwards between methods in Eclipse, added a "start doc" macro...Eclipse does a lot of very smart completion so basic features in Dragon handled it without difficulty.

Dictating your javadoc is pretty damn convenient.

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I have a relatively small working memory, and I've been coding since I was a little kid. Coding is like thinking out loud for me.

My default way to work is to bang some stuff into an editor and then constantly revise and reshape it. I'll draw diagrams on paper or white-board as necessary. I also tend to cut and paste "code notes" into a separate window so I don't have to keep that in my head.