Ask HN: Can those good at writing be good at programming?
I've seen those good at writing get better at it after getting into programming. Also, I've seen some learn or begin to write sufficiently well after they've been programmers for a while.
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Yes, of course. I consider myself good at both. Both practices have the same foundation, at least in my case: organized thought and the concise & illustrative expression of complex ideas. When I am writing or programming, my mental experience of the activity feels the same, like the same parts of my brain are working during both.
I feel likewise.
Is there a phrase used in programming communities that is similar to writer's block?
In programming, is it more a logic block than a block based on fear, such as "writer's block"?
I think it's more a logic block. When I experience it, sometimes my subconscious helps me unblock it while my body continues to sleep :)
walking away from the problem...sleep, shower, some activity that flushes the mind, is a great way to overcome a block, be it programming or creative.
Fear can be one of the reasons blocks occur.