Dear Monks
I read sometime that creating algorithm for given problem is much harder than finding the uses of algorithm. If the steps between answer code and problem are described in detail. then that would be helpful to solve many more problems.

Sometimes I am looking for approaches towards solution rather than just the program code beacuse it may be possible and easy to write the code myself based upon the approach. I believe that we all can benefit with it and it can also provide the ability to think clearly in general towards problems and possible solutions. While I appreciate the code-solutions, it will also save the time for fellow monks to write the code everytime and use the helping hands in providing approaches.

This would provide a good exercise of improving 'systematic problem solving ability' and 'looking at the domain' where you can think of more than one thing and choose from the options rather than hands down coding from the beginning.

It will also solve one more problem in the long run: Documentation. If approaches are described and exchanged and discussed, documentation would be the easy part even after completion of the project

What you gain besides material values from the project is not the 'code' but the insight that you have used to complete the project which can be helpful in building your experience and that should be discussed more.

If this is/is not the forum to discuss this, I would appreciate any pointer which discusses similar issues.

Hope to build useful art,
Artist

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