> It's the same if you want to be a great pianist.
You and your upmodders are confusing two separate concepts.
Repetition is important to train muscle memory and motor coordination. The same is true for basketball and all sorts of other endeavors that require "mindless repetition". Note the key word, mindless.
This is NOT true of creative endeavors. You can't "make" yourself come up with good ideas on demand. You can force yourself to write, but it will probably be junk and a waste of time as you didn't have anything you were inspired to say, or an idea you needed to work out in your head.
Of course it's still an important skill to be able to focus on tedious parts in programming, as that's how you ship.
You and your upmodders are confusing two separate concepts.
Repetition is important to train muscle memory and motor coordination. The same is true for basketball and all sorts of other endeavors that require "mindless repetition". Note the key word, mindless.
This is NOT true of creative endeavors. You can't "make" yourself come up with good ideas on demand. You can force yourself to write, but it will probably be junk and a waste of time as you didn't have anything you were inspired to say, or an idea you needed to work out in your head.
Of course it's still an important skill to be able to focus on tedious parts in programming, as that's how you ship.