This really reminds me of design by contract, which I find absolutely fascinating.

Another library that implements this, albeit at runtime (and optionally using MIRAI is https://docs.rs/contracts/latest/contracts/

This sounds very, very cool. Sadly I'm not much of a gamedev, otherwise I would take part, but I really would love this come to fruition!

Thanks! Once I've got a base game equivalent to SimCity 2000 in functionality + real time traffic, I'll release the game for free.

When the game can begin competing with Cities: Skylines on a simulation level, I'll start charging for it.

Got to cull the bottom 10% every year! I wonder how many people rejoin at a later point of their career, otherwise surely these sorts of practices would be unsustainable (without hiring lots of labour from abroad?).

I can't imagine many of those folks are eligible for hire. It's like a permanent stain on your HR record.

I lost my mum just slightly over a year ago, so I know the feeling. And all I really can say is that I'm truly sorry for your loss and that I hope you can one day look back and remember the good things. I guess that's all that one can ask for when presented with situations like these.

Good luck with everything.

Thank you. We had all sorts of good times, so it’s good to have a reminder to focus on those.

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this.

I can't say I've ever been in your shoes, but I've had experiences with depression, particularly in those around me. Suicide, or any form of self-harm for that matter, is never the answer. There is a way out of this without hurting yourself.

There is always a demand for experienced software engineers such as yourself. If you live in the UK, I'd be more than happy to set you up with some people I know.

That being said, if you would like a chat about anything, anything whatsoever, I'd be happy to. I put my email on my profile so you can hit me up there.