How a real developer thinks
A good friend of mine, let’s call him “skeek”, had an awesome idea some time ago. Here’s how it goes:
Picture a giant arena filled with combatants, every one of which is equipped with a chain saw. To make it exciting, all the chain saws are out of gas at the beginning, but there are thousands and thousands of thimbles, filled with gas, scattered around..
That may seem a bit morbid because, well, it is. Push the personal aspect back a level and picture it as a theme for one of today’s high-tech computer games. (There are much worse out there, you know.)
From a programming perspective, it is perfect. You have a goal, “environmental” constraints, and a fair number of non-obvious solutions. The solution you choose may not be the best at first, but can be reworked and experience will be critical in your end-goal success.
Happy chainsawing!