Dr Pepper tastes like raisin/prunes (caramelized plum if you prefer) + cherry + vanilla + a hint of black pepper way way way off the back end, in that order.

When I was a junior dev I created a looping mechanism in a vendor product that wasn't designed to loop. I let the company know via support ticket and they included it in their documentation of the product because they didn't know it could do that either. I never dove deep enough to find something new. Nor did I combine ingredients from different fields. You could call it lucky, but I think I was persistent and didn't know what my limitations were and that's why it happened.

"Greatness awaits those who find secret sauce and share the recipe."

No. No it doesn't. Although I really like the post and the positivity in it. I'm going to have to disagree with that point. Sharing your greatness more often results in some narcissist or psychopath (clinical, not conversational) taking credit for your work. In an era of social media infested domains, derivative work leeches off your effort and its more likely someone you've never met will become known for whatever you invent.

I would recommend finding your secret sauce, iterating on it several times, then once you're further ahead of everyone else, share the first generation and promote that. Keep everyone else running to catch up to you and when they get close blow them out of the water by sharing the next generation ahead of where they are at.