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There are dozens of reasons people do things like this. It's good programming practice for those of us who aren't as confident in our abilities. It gets you some notoriety in the community, maybe even a community you're a big part of. It's something that can go on a resume really easily, if used.

Or maybe, you just wanted to have fun so you spent a night doing this. It isn't a big deal. If you don't waste one night of your life every once in awhile, you're pretty unlike the rest of humanity.