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		mikebenfield 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Writing Toy Software Is a Joy Or more. Actually some of them seem inverted. Simple compiler takes 3 months but a GameBoy emulator takes 2 weeks? That’s not my experience at all.

lloeki 6 months ago [–]

I was wondering if that was time spent toying with the thing, not necessarily time to a complete or even functional result.

zesterer 6 months ago | [–]

Yes, exactly. The point is to make a toy that proves the concept and gives you insight into the overall design, not to build something with polish!

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