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Re:Challenging projects every programmer should try by eternityforest on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @04:49AM (#38770306)
You have to be pretty smart to even think of an idea that can't be done with existing building blocks.

It seems to show up more in hobby stuff, or in cutting edge projects.

I'm always excited whenever I see any kind of algorithm work, because it's such a novelty. Most everything I do is just a UI around a few libraries.

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Re:Challenging projects every programmer should try by yxhuvud on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @06:17AM (#38770769)
There is a world of difference between "can be done" and "can be done well". Existing building blocks typically is good for the former but often not the latter, or you have to exercise a good amount of judgement when piecing things together.
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