I took a programming class this semester in which a have to write code on paper, and the more I write, the more I agree. I give you my word-

I will ***never--- ever--- write code on paper again***

Looks like a Greek letter

For me writing code on paper or writing code without auto complete actually helps me to be more familiar with the language's syntax back in school i used to hate it but now I'm kinda glad my teacher made me do it

@IshYume sure thing. but at my uni we have programming exams all on paper where some who never programmed before make better marks than some who were programming for years 😂

Writing on paper should be an exercise to get familiar with code, not an exam... but that's just my opinion.

@electrineer \xi

We'll talk about that at your first job interview 😂

I think coding on paper can actually make sense, so that there is no autocomplete, automatic syntax checking and so on so that you'll have to rely on your knowledge, but for very verbose languages it can really be annoying. Also, you'll have to plan out what code to write, because adding another line on paper isn't that easy, which is actually a virtue as it leads to less buggy code, but who has time for that shit...

Ignorant ass instructor... IDEs were built to solve so many issues paper creates... and to ignore that? Idiot

I hate that! You never ever write code on paper in real life, so whether or not you can do it correctly proves nothing.

It’s like saying in order to pass your driving test, you have to assemble a car first to “prove” that you know how everything works. You don’t need to know how to build a car in order to drive, and you don’t need to be able to write perfect code outside of an IDE to be a developer or programmer.

I recently had an interview in which a code test was used. Fucking assholes weren't satisfied with using built in sorting (ie Java's Collections.sort()) and wanted me to write a sort routine.

Who the fuck writes their own sort?

I quit that test and told them to fuck off

Fuck no it wasn't a junior position. I have a dozen apps in the app store.

Even if it was junior, you don't write a sort when a tried and tested library exists. A programmer who did I would not hire - indicates she does not know the language or framework

@martygeek

You sound completely ignorant. I'm sorry but I wouldn't hire someone who can't implement a basic sorting algo in my company.

Yes, of course we always use libraries for that sort (pun intended) of stuff, but you need to prove some of your "academic" knowledge by implementing a simple sorting algo.

Again, I don't have to "prove' anything, Particularly that I can write a sort - something accomplished decades ago in computer science. The fool that doesn't use tested libraries opens her app to new defects

Further detail I hadn't added previously... In the test they wouldn't provide even a smattering of requirements such as how large the dataset... Any fools knows a sort algorithm can work great... or terrible if the data is too large. A bubble sort is useful in some situations. A binary sort in others. but with no size and just "code a sort" command ? Fuck that - I'd never work for idiots so lame

How did you get a picture of my handwriting?

I'm really glad I avoided that - one of our programming classes had a tutor that required you to be able to write every task live on paper to prove that you actually know how to solve it.
i mean if you have the rough idea and know where to find information online there is REALLY no need to test whether or not you can code perfectly on paper without any technical assistance. -__-

@iamavalos as strong as paper