> having fun and simply building something because you want it to exist are valid goals in and of themselves. I agree. Sums up my own thinking when I started m

> having fun and simply building something because you want it to exist are valid goals in and of themselves. I agree. Sums up my own thinking when I started my 3D graphics system in Common Lisp a few months ago. Enjoying writing code from scratch, even basic UI widgets on top of OpenGL.