Arithmetic Expression Compiler

[Angrboda]

You would probably benefit from some formal education.

Why exactly? What do you think I am doing wrong that a formal education would help with?

Because a lot of the issues that you grapple with, and productive approaches for confronting them, are covered in formal education. In short, you are doing things the hard way. There's some value in that, I'm sure, but if your real goal is to learn, a formal education would do you much better than wandering alone in the wilderness. Other people have walked the path and can teach you based on their experience. By doing it alone, you're foregoing the benefit of their experience and their work.