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Re:Project ideas to appreciate the art of programming by fxwin on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @06:55PM (#46439688)
I've seen your list before and find it much easier to appreciate than the OP tbh. It is very concise, the descriptions actually describe what one might learn or struggle with and each project comes with resources to get started with (One day i might even get around to doing one of these ;)

The OP very much comes off to me as a "here are 100 books you need to read before you die" recommendation porn type of post where the author has done none of the things listed.

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Re:Project ideas to appreciate the art of programming by johnnyfived on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @08:33PM (#46440336)
Agreed this is more appealing to read and visually look through even.
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Re:Project ideas to appreciate the art of programming by johnnyanmac on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @08:40PM (#46440372)
The OP link feels like a list you scroll until you see something that interests you, and you jump on that. An ideaboard.

The link in this chain feels like a mini-curriculum. AKA "you do all these 7 things and you'll probably become very good at any job". a decent university will probably have you do 4-5 out of these projects (making a spreadsheet program is truly a huge feat, though).

They both have some use, but different use cases in my eyes.

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