[npizzolato]

No, you don't need pages to describe your moment of clarity. In fact, the author did it in four short sentences.

>He wasn’t paying attention. He missed the elevator.

>I bet you that’s exactly what happens in my code. If the remote end hangs up while I’m waiting for my authentication tokens, my app won’t notice, error out, and leak the socket.

You should be able to capture that thought in a few words. That will let you get back in the moment when you need to while also allowing you to fully engage with the people talking to you at the party.

[groby_b]

As I said in my original post - if you take the story literally, yes. I'd be surprised if the real story wasn't quite a bit more complicated.