Yes! Some code reflects what the requirements demand, including error handling, and no more. The design is elegant in that it abstracts properly, is very readab

Yes! Some code reflects what the requirements demand, including error handling, and no more. The design is elegant in that it abstracts properly, is very readable and extensible. Periodically, when I'm feeling down about my abilities, I look over this code and smile. Often I look at my older code and recognize the stage of development as a coder that I was in. It's usually not cringe-worthy but it makes me pensive about how I would handle it now. Another joy is when I find out that a module I wrote is being used extensively by other developers. Just recently I found out that a small, single-purpose function I wrote for my specific needs and deployed to our shared library, is fundamental to another team. They asked me about modifying it for requirements they have. The code itself wasn't beautiful but it filled a need and could be understood well-enough to modify by another. It made me happy all day. And yes, other creative pursuits give me the same joy. Some practice sessions on my drums seem effortless. My ideas seem to flow regardless of the technical difficulty. Likewise, some dinners I make are chef-level tasty and get the desired "yummmm" from my wife and daughter. Keep a memory of the times when your code makes you smile. Those memories pull you through the down times.