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Re:Ask HN: Do u leave Easter egg in your personal project? by liveware on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @01:19AM (#29903003)
No. With the limited time I have to spend on personal projects I would rather add new features or improve existing ones.

I've also experienced "fun" code unexpectedly showing in production at companies, leading to embarrassing situations for the developers who snuck it in.

Re:Ask HN: Do u leave Easter egg in your personal project? by taubek on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:55AM (#29903948)
When I was writing my thesis we were not allowed to have a thank you note at the beginning so I've put a thank you note in one of the screenshots.
Re:Ask HN: Do u leave Easter egg in your personal project? by crumbl-fest on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:23PM (#29900518)
Yes! If for no one else, I want the ability to hit a specific key sequence to show some meme.
Re:Ask HN: Do u leave Easter egg in your personal project? by maxilevi on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @08:37PM (#29901200)
Yes, in my game during December all NPCs spawn with christmas hats.
Re:Ask HN: Do u leave Easter egg in your personal project? by mrlonglong on Thursday January 13, 2022 @03:03PM (#29926036)
Nope. Unprofessional.