My first win was a while loop that counted down from 10 and I felt like a genius for about 5 minutes until I ran it again and it printed forever because I forgot to subtract from the counter. The thing ran so long my laptop fan sounded like a jet and I had to force shut it down lol. Hank sounds like a real one by the way, those library regulars always spot the bug in like 2 seconds. Funny part is I still mess up range sometimes even after years of this. Half the battle is just knowing that the computer does exactly what you tell it, even when what you told it was dumb.

How long did you stand there staring at it? Because I get it. I do trim carpentry and every once in a while a miter joint just comes together and you almost don't trust it. Last year I hung a set of cabinet doors and every gap was dead even on the first try, no shimming, no planing. I probably opened and closed those doors five times just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. That feeling when it just works is real, and yeah, it stings a little when nobody else gets why you're excited.