I tend to code this way as well. I need to see something running, then “it starts telling you what it is.”

In the spectrum of implementers, I probably err on the side of just making things happen. A lot of that is because I get so much of a thrill bringing things to life that it doesn't even matter if it's wrong at first. The point is, that as soon as it comes to life it starts telling you what it is.

-- Dan Ingalls (Coders at Work - oreilly.com/library/vie…)