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> I just want to work without feeling bored or overwhelmed.

Imagine being bored AND overwhelmed. Now that's something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

But if you want to deploy "real code", I suggest choosing a programming language and building a "complete software".

1. Write a compiler for C ( or more realistically a subset of C )

2. Write a basic web server

3. Write a basic database ( RDBMs )

4. Write a basic browser

5. Write a basic chess engine with board ( if you are interested in AI topics )

6. Write a basic kernel ( or pieces of the kernel )

7. Write a basic debugger

Or if you graduated from a CS program, go look through your projects that you did and redo them or expand on them. Anyways, hope you find the project you are looking for and good luck.




The only one of these that isn't going to be overwhelming is, maybe, the chess game.




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