Computer Science & Underestimated Doodles

I’ve always been a very visual learner.

And when you’ve always done things a certain way, you tend to take it for granted. During my university years, surrounded by hundreds of computer science peers, I was often surprised when I had to defend my elaborate doodles, drawings and lists.

I noticed back then, (and I’m talking 10+ years ago mind you) that there seemed to be some kind of rejection against “writing things down”. That having to write something down somehow reflected your inability to grasp a concept? Again, just to be clear…