linuss

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by linuss 10y ago
Wow, this is awesome. Thanks for the link.
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by linuss 10y ago
Haha, yeah, these are probably more realistic. I was writing my list from the perspective of the ivory tower of perfect computer science
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by linuss 10y ago
The goal of the list is to find projects that will increase your understanding and skills as a programmer. This is a purposefully vague description, and I do believe that implementing basic algorithms and data structures can help you in you
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by linuss 10y ago
I agree that concurrency is a nearly essential skill nowadays, but would you have any concrete projects or implementations that use concurrency? There's quite a difference between writing a parallel merge-sort and say, a whatsapp back-
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by linuss 10y ago
Ah, the context/connotations of rite-of-passage might have been lost on me as English is not my first language. Thanks for your suggestions though!
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by linuss 10y ago
Thanks for your reply, these are great additions to my list :)
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by linuss 10y ago
I agree that for most developer roles most of these are definitely not necessary. I do know from personal experience that learning things that are far removed from any of the regular projects you're working on can provide valuable insi
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by linuss 10y ago
I agree, that sounds cool. I do agree with the other commenter, it should come with a strongly-worded warning never to use it for a real product, but I believe there are several useful encryption tutorials and guides around that could be fo
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Ask HN: What are some rite-of-passage style projects for programmers?
87 points by linuss 10y ago|96 comments