"HT has always had a big rep about the amazing speed at which he can write code. If its taken him since January to write this, then he's only been working 2 days a week!"
So ... according to your cracker-jack logic, it really should have taken HT just over 3 months to COMPLETELY RE-WRITE Aces High.
Nobody ... and I mean NOBODY ... is that good !!!
And I didn't think anybody ... and I mean ANYBODY could be that stupid.