Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “bronze forever” idea in coding, and let me tell you, it’s been a ride. I started by thinking, “What does it even mean to be ‘bronze forever’?” It’s like, you’re always learning, always a beginner in some way, right? So I wanted to capture that feeling in code.
First, I brainstormed a bunch of random ideas. Like, maybe a program that just prints “Still learning…” over and over? Too simple. Or maybe something that randomly generates coding challenges, but they’re all super basic? Getting warmer, but still not quite it.
Then, I decided to go with something a little more interactive. I figured I’d make a simple command-line game. The whole point? You never actually win. You just keep playing, getting slightly better, but always facing new, slightly harder obstacles.
- I started with Python because, well, it’s what I’m most comfortable with. No need to make things harder on myself than they already are!
- I created a basic loop. You know, the kind that keeps going until you tell it to stop. This would be the “forever” part of “bronze forever.”
- Inside the loop, I added some simple challenges. Stuff like, “Solve this math problem” or “Type this sentence backward.” Nothing crazy, just enough to keep you engaged.
- I even threw in some random elements. Sometimes the challenge would be super easy, sometimes a bit trickier. Just to keep things interesting.
The real trick was making sure you could never actually win. I did this by making the difficulty slowly increase over time. So, even if you get good at the basic challenges, there’s always something new to trip you up. It’s kind of frustrating, but also kind of… fun? It definitely captures that feeling of always being a beginner.
The Result
After a few hours of tinkering, I had something that, well, worked. It wasn’t pretty, and it definitely wasn’t perfect, but it did what I wanted it to do. It was a silly little game that you could play forever, always learning, always striving, but never actually reaching the “end.” And that’s exactly what I was going for.
Honestly, the whole process was more about the journey than the destination. It was a fun way to explore the idea of constant learning and to remind myself that it’s okay to be a beginner, even after years of coding. We’re all “bronze forever” in some way, and that’s perfectly fine.
