[wiktor-k]

> > When was the last time you had to debug an ancient codebase without documentation or help from a team?

> All the time.

I guess the minor difference was that it was part of your paid job instead of a huge time sink to get hired.

This is the biggest issue I have with all these tasks is that they take precious time that could be utilized better. In my case: working on real open-source software instead of throwaway made-up problems. (Source: I had to spend 3 days to write a transaction engine toy once and then I didn't get the job for another reason.)