<story><title>Engineers Need to Write</title><url>https://www.developing.dev/p/why-engineers-need-to-write</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>GCA10</author><text>&amp;quot;Writing doesn’t just clarify your existing ideas; it generates more of them.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;So true! Redrafting and self-editing involves so much more than just getting the  commas in the right places. This is how we see new linkages that weren&amp;#x27;t obvious at first. It&amp;#x27;s how we become more discerning, so we can define the limits and strengths of our concepts more precisely. And it&amp;#x27;s one of the best ways of opening up new avenues of thought. (If A is valid, then B, C and D become possible.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nanidin</author><text>My personal version of rubber duck debugging involves writing an email to explain the problem. It helps solidify my understanding and usually generates new things to follow up on.</text></comment>
<story><title>Engineers Need to Write</title><url>https://www.developing.dev/p/why-engineers-need-to-write</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>GCA10</author><text>&amp;quot;Writing doesn’t just clarify your existing ideas; it generates more of them.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;So true! Redrafting and self-editing involves so much more than just getting the  commas in the right places. This is how we see new linkages that weren&amp;#x27;t obvious at first. It&amp;#x27;s how we become more discerning, so we can define the limits and strengths of our concepts more precisely. And it&amp;#x27;s one of the best ways of opening up new avenues of thought. (If A is valid, then B, C and D become possible.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lifeisstillgood</author><text>Writing shows how weak your thinking is - Leslie Lamport</text></comment>