I lost the first 5-6 years of code thanks to an IBM Deathstar[1] when I was 20.
Got really depressed by it at the time, as it included most of the projects I worked on at the time. After that I got super paranoid about having backups.
I do enjoy going back and looking at the code I still have though. Being self-taught it's mostly not terribly great, but I do have fond memories of finally cracking a certain nut or figuring out some neat trick.
Mine did vary quite a bit within that period, from BASIC in middle school to some funky selective availability GPS handling prod code. But it's beside the point: I'd love it as memento, no expectation really that said game of snake would end up on Steam.
magicalhippo|2 years ago
Got really depressed by it at the time, as it included most of the projects I worked on at the time. After that I got super paranoid about having backups.
I do enjoy going back and looking at the code I still have though. Being self-taught it's mostly not terribly great, but I do have fond memories of finally cracking a certain nut or figuring out some neat trick.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskstar
snvzz|2 years ago
Many a person has had to learn it the hard way.
snvzz|2 years ago
varjag|2 years ago