Recreational Programming
The gist
A presentation on "recreational programming" hit Hacker News with 32 points and 5 comments.
It frames coding for joy, not money, as a distinct pursuit with five styles.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026A Hacker News post titled "Recreational Programming" (cphiri.dev) is submitted by jslakro, reaching 32 points and 5 comments.
- Oct 13, 2026Commenter passive criticizes the presentation's scrolling and navigation, saying it made navigation feel constrained and keyboard use unclear.
- Oct 13, 2026Commenter bitwize describes a "Proustian 'eating the madeleine' moment" booting a MiSTer into TI-99/4A mode and typing TI BASIC programs, remembering why they loved programming.