@foone@digipres.clubthe 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.
@foone@digipres.clubcause 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.
@foone@digipres.clubYou're associating programming with a high-stress high-attention activity. That's going to make programming something that's categorized in your brain as no fun, never relaxing, never something you do just cause it would be interesting... you're going to start dreading it, even just a little. "oh well, let's get this over with."
That's not a good way to think about it in the long run.
@foone This is also a part of why doing it in a corporate setting inevitably leads to burn out. It’s a “high stress, high attention” situation by default