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I wouldn't really think too much into it. I've had the "not good enough" feeling for years, in fact, ever since I started programming!

A few years ago I started working on a game, the best ever I thought. I was so clever with everything I thought and oh I wouldn't need to refactor because I would do it right from the start!

Of course I moved on and started to work on other things for a while and when I came back I thought it was horrible, almost unusable!

This happens all the time, though at a lesser extent, for me. When I notice something new, fresh, nice or beautiful way of doing things the old way is simple not good enough. Why did you ever do it that way?

Don't bother too much - it's normal and it shows that you're always evolving and getting better. And after all, you learn by doing mistakes not by doing everything beautiful and perfect from the start.



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