You totally could! The individual tasks are not inherently difficult or challenging. It's something I'm frequently trying to explain to people, and a big part

You totally could! The individual tasks are not inherently difficult or challenging. It's something I'm frequently trying to explain to people, and a big part of why I started showing my programming sessions on YouTube: to demystify "OS development" as a concept. The actual challenge is staying consistent and persistent, day in and day out, for a long period of time :)