Comment by tonym128

I'm sorry these are videos, but your question made me think of these.

If you're looking for programming inspiration I love these videos

Jon Bentley - Three Beautiful Quicksorts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnn0Jq0J-E

Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUv66718DII