I guess it’s not puzzle solving for me anymore. The puzzle is solved in my head, the four hours of exploration are mostly occupied with looking up annoying details about how to do what’s in my head within the syntax and limitations of the latest re-invention of whatever lanugage has been selected / is available in the environment. Both routes have to be tested, but glancing over provided source code and nodding “yeah, that looks right” then testing the successful implementation is a hell of a lot more satisfying for me than deciphering complier errors, untangling version incompatibilities, looking up function signatures, etc.
I guess it’s not puzzle solving for me anymore. The puzzle is solved in my head, the four hours of exploration are mostly occupied with looking up annoying details about how to do what’s in my head within the syntax and limitations of the latest re-invention of whatever lanugage has been selected / is available in the environment. Both routes have to be tested, but glancing over provided source code and nodding “yeah, that looks right” then testing the successful implementation is a hell of a lot more satisfying for me than deciphering complier errors, untangling version incompatibilities, looking up function signatures, etc.
sounds like you should transition to being an architect