Writing toy software is a joy(blog.jsbarretto.com)
726 points by bundie | 281 comments
A blog post arguing that programmers should write more small toy programs to learn deeply, citing Feynman's "What I cannot create, I do not understand."
#reinventing-the-wheel on Hacker News
2 stories tagged reinventing-the-wheel, newest first.
Reinvent the Wheel(endler.dev)
549 points by zdw | 209 comments
Blog post by Matthias Endler arguing that the advice not to reinvent the wheel is harmful because it discourages curiosity and exploration.