{"id":227,"date":"2026-03-30T19:43:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/?p=227"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:48:20","slug":"breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/?p=227","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/favicon.ico.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/favicon.ico.png 518w, https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/favicon.ico-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/stefanescu.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/favicon.ico-449x300.png 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long time ago I got into programming because I wanted to write games. 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