Why writers should learn a little code

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Structure is just plot by another name

Writing a novel means arranging chapters, cutting repetition and keeping the flow clean. Engineering is the same discipline, only the audience is both human and machine.

Three things code taught me

1. Anything written twice should be written once.
2. Keep old drafts; versions are a project’s memory.
3. Ship early, edit later.

Writing is rewriting — which is exactly what refactoring is.

Sample snippet:

def word_count(text: str) -> int:
    return len([w for w in text.split() if w.strip()])