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i wanna have fun programming again (self.programming)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by pugsnroses77 to c/programming
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after a grueling 4 years of school and a bit of time at a fintech company ive lost almost all the enjoyment i once had for computers in high school. what kind of projects or whatever can i do to have fun again without feeling stressed.

edit: thanks everyone for such creative suggestions!! anything else on the internets just like build a trivia game teehee but yall put real thought into this shit, thank you!!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I ran into the same thing and started missing coding so I started doing projects here and there for fun. I’d agree, don’t take on any large projects or it starts to get stressful. At least at first. This was a pretty fun one for me: try to recreate the Game of Life: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life