It is a shame that I knew Leslie Lamport as the creator of LaTex only. In fact, the LaTeX system is just one of his remarkable contributions. Anyway, here is the interview with him, worth to read. What he says about the process of writing is specifically interesting. But I disagree on his treatment of “drawing pictures” (for understanding what/how a program should do before starting to code). The proverbial wisdom has, in fact, quite opposite meaning – “A picture is worth a thousand words”. So, while the process of “drawing pictures” is, clearly, not a substitute for thinking it facilitates thinking.
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