> Code gets simpler because it has to, and architecture becomes explicit.

> The real goal isn’t to write C once for a one-off project. It’s to write it for decades. To build up a personal ecosystem of practices, libraries, conventions, and tooling that compound over time. Each project gets easier not because I've memorized more tricks, but because you’ve invested in myself and my tools.

I deeply appreciate this in the C code bases I work in (scientific computing, small team)