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lloeki on June 16, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Writing Toy Software Is a Joy

I was wondering if that was time spent toying with the thing, not necessarily time to a complete or even functional result.

zesterer on June 16, 2025 [–]

Yes, exactly. The point is to make a toy that proves the concept and gives you insight into the overall design, not to build something with polish!

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