A question for any code jockeys

[Ghoulish Delight]

You know, the question sounded a lot less "duh" when I formulated it.

The thing is, it's unlikely that anyone but me will be using this code I'm writing right now. So I've already built in a level of robustness and modularity that's beyond necessary. But it would be nice if it served as a good demonstration of what I'm capable of, so I'm just trying to find that balance of demonstrating that I comprehend the concepts of robustness and good programming practice, while also providing functionality.