Like at one point I thought this code was obvious and worked great. I remember feeling that way about it and feeling all accomplished here, but now I don't feel that way and this code seems impenetrable or at least a big hassle now...
Especially when you're new like me. I go back even after a month and "Oh man I'd never do it like that again."
No to say it didn't work or was even bad but I just found a better pattern to handle that case that I'd use by default now and it changes so much.
The fact our ancient rewards system considers it embarrassing is of little importance.
It's just that the code is still there, and will need to be replaced in due time. Over and over again.
I feel like I'm actually getting good at this software thing, and I'm actually not a total idiot. However, sometimes I look up simple things and I think I'm still an idiot. But when I look at the bigger picture I can see how much I have learned and understand the whole process. Servers, database, software, documentation, good code is great but there is more to software and I love it.