the world needs more recreational programming.
like, was this the most optimal or elegant way to code this?

no, but it was the most fun to write.

cause like, yeah, it's good to know how to write optimal code and how to make it elegant and easy to maintain, sure!

but one thing you have to maintain is your brain. If you're constantly driving your programming brain at maximum speed, maximum awareness of all possible caveats and vulnerabilities, always considering "how will I maintain this code in ten years time?" you're going to burn yourself out.

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@foone I gave up on my old project to make one that's just kind of functional and it's going a lot faster and upsetting me a lot less

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