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by Jtsummers 1666 days ago
> which means that sometimes I will write an ugly solution in 5 minutes, and will take an hour to make it beautiful.

I think I spent 2 hours last night just playing around with different methods of solving it after my initial version. Other libraries, slightly altered algorithms. I think that's one of the parts I enjoy the most, solving the puzzles is fun. Trying a dozen different variations is, for me, more fun (and more edifying).