Alright, let me tell you about this thing I was messing around with the other day – rubens barikelo. Yeah, spelled exactly like that. Don’t ask me why, just go with it.
So, I started out by basically just poking around. I mean, I had this idea in my head, but no real clue how to make it work. First thing I did was fire up my usual environment, you know, the one I always use for these random side projects. It’s messy, I know, but it’s home.
Then came the digging. I spent a solid hour just Googling different approaches, looking at random code snippets, and generally feeling lost. You know how it is. But eventually, something clicked. I found a tiny piece of code that did something vaguely similar to what I wanted. Score!
Next up, the real fun began – hacking that code apart and trying to bend it to my will. I swear, I probably introduced more bugs than features in those first few hours. Things were breaking left and right, error messages popping up everywhere. It was a total disaster.
But I kept at it. I’d fix one thing, and then another thing would break. Classic. I started commenting out huge chunks of code just to see what was actually going on. Slowly, painstakingly, I started to understand how the whole thing fit together.
I remember one particular moment where I was stuck on this one error for like, three hours. I was about to throw my laptop out the window. But then, I realized I had a freaking semicolon in the wrong place. A semicolon! I almost cried.
After that, it was a bit smoother sailing. I still hit plenty of snags, but I was starting to get a feel for how everything worked. I started adding my own features, tweaking things here and there. It was actually starting to look like something useful.
I remember when I finally got the core functionality working. I ran it, held my breath, and… it actually did what I wanted it to do! It was a small thing, but it felt like a huge victory. I may have done a little dance. Don’t judge.
Of course, it wasn’t perfect. There were still plenty of rough edges, and the whole thing was probably held together with duct tape and prayers. But it worked! And that was all that mattered.
I spent the next couple of days polishing it up, fixing bugs, and adding a few more features. It’s still not perfect, but it’s good enough for what I need it for. Plus, I learned a ton along the way.
So yeah, that’s the story of my rubens barikelo adventure. It was messy, frustrating, and sometimes downright infuriating. But it was also incredibly rewarding. And that’s why I love doing this stuff.
What I Learned:
- Don’t be afraid to break things. That’s how you learn.
- Stack Overflow is your best friend.
- Semicolons are the enemy.
- Sometimes, you just need to walk away for a bit.
- And most importantly, never give up!