PC_Workman 1.6.8: When "Quick Fix" Took 3 Weeks (Data Engine + AI Context + 70% Performance)

PC_Workman 1.6.8: When "Quick Fix" Became the Biggest Update Since Alpha How I rebuilt the data engine, added AI context awareness, gained 70% performance, and learned that scope creep isn't always bad // Marcin Firmuga | Solo Developer | HCK_Labs Version 1.6.8 wasn't supposed to be this big. The plan was simple: fix the temporary chart system that couldn't show historical data. Maybe two days of work. Update the changelog. Push to testers. Done. Three weeks later, I'd rebuilt the entire data aggregation engine, added context-aware AI that learns your patterns, optimized performance by 70%, fixed two critical bugs, polished the UI, and deleted 500+ lines of dead code. This is that story. Technical deep-dive, honest struggles, lessons learned. The works. The Problem That Started Everything PC_Workman alpha shipped in January. Seven testers across different hardware. Bug reports coming in. Most were small - UI glitches, missing labels, the usual polish stuff. Then one tester asked: "Can