Goodness knows, setting aside the fact it’s perfectly fine to do something for the sake of doing something because you enjoy it, they probably learned a few things doing it too. I can think of dozens of projects that on the surface seem pointless but have taught me tons.
Seriously, what kinda “pointy stick” is this guy getting out of bitching for four paragraphs? OOP built something
Goodness knows, setting aside the fact it’s perfectly fine to do something for the sake of doing something because you enjoy it, they probably learned a few things doing it too. I can think of dozens of projects that on the surface seem pointless but have taught me tons.