> Now, programming feels a lot like woodworking: a deliberately inefficient way to do something, just because it's fun. Now that is a standout line right there

> Now, programming feels a lot like woodworking: a deliberately inefficient way to do something, just because it's fun. Now that is a standout line right there. It perfectly describes some of my own personal projects. Sometimes—oftentimes—they go nowhere but I had fun. One such task was developing a secret Santa system in python with an auto mailer and “paper” backup while in Hawaii last year. It took me part of a morning during breakfast before we went out for the day. I refined it when we got home. There were others already out there and it did nothing more then putting names in a hat, but it was fun. And it’s reusable. And it had the added benefit of needing no moderator—nobody in on the secret. The metaphor of a wood working project just seems to fit so well. Nice one.