I figured that was the point here. It's nice to follow tutorials for a new language or framework or whatnot, but to really stress and test what you absorbed, you want some non-trivial project with minimal dependencies. the game section exemplies this the best:

>The idea here is to implement a well-defined game from start to finish without getting bogged down on the other fun stuff (e.g., game design and art). Also, it is best if you use a barebones 2D graphics library (e.g., SDL, SFML, PyGame), not a big game engine that'll hide all of the interesting bits from you.

This kind of game won't go on sale nor even be a portfolio piece for a non-junior engineer, but it's a good enough idea for someone like me who say, wanted to really wanted to solidify their Rust skills and show what my and the language's weaknesses are.

After I can get that done, I may feel confident enough to move on to work on a toy renderer based on what I figured out in the game. And then later contributing to a proper engine that already has a lot of groundwork figured out. I'd just be getting in the way if I jumped straight into trying to throw anything but the simplest PRs into Bevy.