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What's an itch you were finally able to scratch?
Title doesn't refer to a literal "itch" (though it certainly can!).
Instead, it's something that's bothered you for a while, or that you've been passively curious about, or that you've been meaning to get to, etc.
What was the itch, and how did you scratch it? How do you feel about it now?
I can't name a specific "itch", but in software engineering a lot of things can appear to be magical. Those itches are best scratched by picking one and diving deep into it. Youtube videos, technical books, and amateur blog posts work best. It's like learning the secret to a magic trick, but instead it makes it more magical, in my opinion. This applies to any field, btw.
I learned to program when I was a kid and for years I built a lot of stuff on the web, mostly PHP in those days. When I finally sat down to understand HTTP and TCP/IP it was like the layers of reality pealing back, so many things clicked into place. Just repeated moments of interconnected "a ha!" in my brain. It was nearly euphoric.
I bought a bike on marketplace the other day. Got a helmet, lock, and multi-tool today. Next week: I will bike to work for the first time in 10 years.