Hardest programming challenge

4 points by Qwertas ↗ HN
What was your most hardest programming challenge? Something you thought it is impossible but finally did it.

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The next programming challenge.
I managed to solve the travelling sales man problem in `P` time but lost the commit.

Before I get trolled that was a joke

That doesn't reflect my experience at all. Simply coming up with ways of describing problems that lead to constructive solutions is difficult. All code has bugs. All code should probably be refactored. All problems have enough detail if you really examine them carefully that any number of challenges could emerge from them. The question is more of balance and philosophy. What can be done and what might best be done. Challenges with hardness ratings sounds like some silly web game: flappy programmer. Have fun with that if you must.