I am the subject of your investigation. So, in your world meta-programming is a bad thing? Fine. In my world it isn't. The transition layers are how I kept four implementations bit-identical through the test suite. If you prefer to hand-roll this toward the goal, that's your decision, your life. And yeah, I use AI where it makes sense. Architecture decisions are still mine. For the record: I'm from Farbrausch, so you are technically correct! The demoscene did become a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage a few years back, I guess that makes me an artist, FINALLY! :)