My Worst Code Was My Best Code

Explore a thought-provoking conference talk from NDC Porto 2023 where Liam Westley delves into the paradoxical nature of code quality. Discover how seemingly bizarre or unconventional coding solutions can sometimes become unexpectedly successful and effective. Journey through various past projects that appeared reasonable at the time but now seem outlandish, including using macros in Windows 3.1 for weather map creation, running a UK general election with VB6, creating a database cache on an Access MDB file, manipulating the HTML DOM for a ticketing system, and utilizing the file system as a messaging queue for music catalog ingestion. Gain insights into the reality that your worst code might actually be your best code in terms of problem-solving and meeting project requirements, even if it's not something you'd proudly display on your CV.