(Yes, i know, that kind of "treat it as mission critical code" isn't strictly required. But hey, i don't get many opportunities to plan and execute a controlled takeover/hot swap of an existing system. Treating it as "mission critical" gives me a nice chance to check my strategies and learn from my mistakes.)

Dude, the whole point of projects like this is to learn something. If you're not learning, you should be getting paid. (Not to say you can't be learning while also being paid.) I used the CB stats to learn a whole host of techniques and skills, you should absolutely abuse the opportunity to practice a skill that, should it blow up when it matters, might be catastrophic, but here, meh, pretty minor. :)