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Learn a variety of commonly-used programming languages:
- [] Write a program in Ruby
- [] Write a program in Python
- [] Write a program in C
- [] Write a program in C++
- [] Write a program in Java
- [] Write a program in Objective-C
- [] Write a program in C#
- [] Write a program in PHP 5
- [] Write a program in Perl
- [] Write a stand-alone program in Javascript
- [] Write a program in Scala
Learn a variety of not commonly-used programming languages:
- [] Write a non-trivial program in Haskell
- [] Write a program in Lua
Learn a variety of frameworks:
- [] Write a web application with Rails
- [] Write a web application with Django
- [] Write a web application with Node.js
- [] Write a program with .Net
- [] Write a program with OpenGL
- [] Write a program with DirectX
Learn a variety of editors/IDEs:
- [] Use vim exclusively for a month
- [] Use sublime exclusively for a month
- [] Use emacs exclusively for a month
- [] Use netbeans exclusively for a month
- [] Use Visual Studio exclusively for a month
- [] Use eclipse exclusively for a month
Learn a variety of programming paradigms:
- [] Write a program in assembly language
- [] Write an application in a functional language
- [] Write an application in an object-oriented language
- [] Write an application in a prototype-based language
- [] Write an application in a logic programming language
- [] Write an application using the Actor model
- [] Write an application in Forth
- [] Write an application in a concatenative language (e.g. Joy)
- [] Write an application in a strict design-by-contract language (e.g. Eiffel)
Get comfortable in multiple operating systems:
- [] Use OSX exclusively for development for a month
- [] Use Linux exclusively for development for a month
- [] Use Windows exclusively for development for a month
Experience the ins and outs of programming in multiple fields:
- [] Write a nontrivial web app
- [] Write a nontrivial desktop app
- [] Write a nontrivial mobile app
- [] Write a nontrivial game
- [] Write an embedded app
- [] Write a realtime system
Enhance my understanding of the building blocks that we use as developers:
- [] Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)
- [] Write a device driver
- [] Write a B-tree database
- [] Wrap an existing library to provide a better (more pleasant) user experience
- [] Write an application or framework that provides a plugin model
- [] Write a testing framework
- [] Write a programming language
- [] Write an operating system
Enlighten myself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:
- [] Complete five code katas
- [] Complete the programming koans for a language that you want to learn
- [] Read SICP and complete all the exercises
Program in the open:
- [] Contribute to an open source project
- [] Have a patch accepted
- [] Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
- [] Publish an open source project
- [] Perform a Refactotum of on open source project
Learn by teaching others:
- [] Present a lightning talk
- [] Present at a local user group
- [] Present at a conference
- [] Deliver a training course
- [] Publish a tutorial
- [] Publish a constructive code review of an open source project
- [] Write a programming book