I don't know about you guys but I've never done this whole 'practice coding with simple applications' thing. When I started writing software I did it with spec

I don't know about you guys but I've never done this whole 'practice coding with simple applications' thing. When I started writing software I did it with specific goals in mind, things that would either help me or others, and then found out everything I needed to to accomplish that task. Everyone has their own learning style, but this one seems to be rarely presented.