Aeternity: It’s a quiet truth that the hammer’s rhythm mirrors a loop – both insist on discipline yet allow a breath of improvisation, a subtle shift in the strike. When you shape metal, you listen to the sound of each impact, feel the flow of heat and pressure, and you learn that the pattern is a scaffold, not a cage. In code, the same applies: you build a structure, but you must let the pulse of the project guide you, adjusting as the material—your data, your users—changes. So yes, the old forge teaches us that software is not just a sequence of commands but a craft that thrives on rhythm, feedback, and the willingness to bend a loop when the hammer’s echo suggests a new form.