@byuu, author of #bsnes and #higan, wrote a passionate and #inspirational article about daring to learn to experiment and not get put down by people who say you should stick to what you know and use stable things rather than trying to #rollYourOwn:

https://articles.byuu.org/experiment

They describe how they went from being a fan of #RPGe #fanTranslations to getting into #ROMhacking, to #emulation and #electronics. Definitely worth a read.