TIL I hit 1000 lines of code in my first project and it actually compiled

Honestly, I started learning Python like 2 months ago just for fun between shifts. I was working on this little calculator thing and accidentally hit 1000 lines of code without realizing it. Ngl, I was surprised because I thought I'd mess up way earlier with all the math logic. When I ran it and it actually worked without errors, I felt like a total boss for a minute. Has anyone else hit a random milestone like that and felt weirdly proud of it? Like how did you even track your progress?

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jennifer2042d agoMost Upvoted

Did you ever go back and refactor that mess or just leave it as a monument to your beginner days?

blair_martin2d ago

Nah @elliot_patel you gotta keep the cringe alive, it's a time capsule of bad ideas.

elliot_patel2d ago

Man I remember that feeling. I had this stupid text adventure game I was making in high school and it hit 500 lines. I felt like a god until I realized the whole thing was just if/else statements and it was a MESS to fix later. Still proud of it though.