Programming Achievements: How to Level Up as a Developer

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Programming Achievements: How to Level Up as a Developer

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(# Completed and + in Progress)

Experiment with some commonly used programming languages

• Write a code in Ruby
• Write a code in Python #
• Write a code in C #
• Write a code in C++ #
• Write a code in Java #
• Write a code in C# #
• Write a code in Perl
• Write a code in PHP
• Write a code in Javascript #
• Write a code in Lua
• Write a code in Objective-C #
• Write a code in Scala
• Write a code in Go

Dabble with a variety of frameworks

• Work with .Net #
• Work with Rails
• Work with Django
• Work woth OpenGL #
• Work with Twisted
• Work with DirectX

Learn a variety of programming paradigms:

• Write a program in assembly language
• Write an application in a functional language
• Write an application in an object-oriented language #
• Write an application in a prototype-based language
• Write an application in a logic programming language
• Write an application using the Actor model
• Write an application in Forth

Experience the ins and outs of programming for different platforms:

• Write a nontrivial web app #
• Write a nontrivial desktop app #
• Write a nontrivial mobile app #
• Write an embedded app
• Write a realtime system

Enhance your understanding of the building blocks that we use as developers:

• Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)
• Write a device driver
• Write a B-tree database
• Wrap an existing library to provide a better (more pleasant) user experience
• Write an application or framework that provides a plugin model
• Write a testing framework
• Write a programming language #

Program in the open:

• Contribute to an open source project
• Have a patch accepted
• Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
• Publish an open source project
• Perform a Refactotum of an open source project

Learn by teaching others:

• Present a lightning talk
• Present at a local user group
• Present at a conference
• Deliver a training course
• Publish a tutorial
• Publish a constructive code review of an open source project
• Write a programming book