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by jussij 4629 days ago
Pen and paper works just fine on a plane and I'm old enough to know that back in those days lots of coding was done that way.

At one work place, I spent most of the day away from the computer (terminal) waiting for the operational boys to get their stuff done.

I would spend most of my coding day scribbling out code changes onto the fanfold printout.

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And today quite a few people complain about having to code on a whiteboard while at a job interview. How times have changed.
For a lot of people, writing on a whiteboard with 4 prospective employers breathing down their neck is totally different than sitting on a plane or in a quiet corner alone with some paper to write on.