cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/7432003

I’ve just transferred all of my serious projects on Codeberg over to a separate organisation, and I’ve noticed that there are now only two mediocre repos on my main profile. Does anyone have any ideas for simple, handy things I could build to flesh it out?

I code mainly in Python, I know HTML (but not JS), I regularly use Bash and Zsh, and I am learning C++.

  • PyroEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    Perhaps try making a simple web chat application. I recommend it for a myriad of reasons:

    • You’ll get to touch upon all the layers of a web app (DB/backend/frontend) in a manageably small way.
    • You’ll be able to make multiple choices to learn different technologies - like which database type to use (SQL/document), which message passing method to use (requests/sockets), which frontend framework to use (Solid/Svelte/HTMX/etc), and so on.
    • Getting a minimum working system is very fast. You can easily spend less than a day completing this, even as a novice.
    • Once completed, there are many extra goals you can set yourself. Try adding roles, commands, enable sending pictures, embedding metadata for links, etc. You need only look to your favourite chat app for your next idea!
    • Hellfire103OPEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      Good idea, although I think I’d prefer to make a desktop app. I know HTML, but static sites are as far as my web programming goes.

      However, with a bit of Python or C and a PGP library, I could probably have a go at making an encrypted P2P chat service.