Programmers often discover solutions while explaining a problem to someone else, even to people with no programming knowledge. Describing the code, and comparing to what it actually does, exposes inconsistencies. Explaining a subject also forces the programmer to look at it from new perspectives and can provide a deeper understanding.

  • RavenofDespair@lemmy.mlOP
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    4 days ago

    it is the process of explaining how your code works (or should work) to someone that you realizes the errors or solution.

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      2 days ago

      Precisely! The process of putting your thoughts in order to explain things usually gives me the answers.