I agree with everything, with the exception of the need to solve a real world problem. Much of the code I write is to explore, and to play. It doesn't solve a

I agree with everything, with the exception of the need to solve a real world problem. Much of the code I write is to explore, and to play. It doesn't solve a business need, it only scratches an itch to see if I can do it. Design should be the same, because when we play, we discover new avenues and ideas that we may never have realized until we tasked our brains to solve some new problem.