(On the other hand, if people knew how hard it was to make a particular program before they started, we wouldn't have most of the software we have today.)
I only mention it because it's one of the apps I first wrote when learning.
You get to understand about UI, data structures etc etc
Even if you end up only implementing some pop down menus, it's still worth doing. By that time you may have decided to do something else anyway...
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Writing a text editor is way harder than it looks so I wouldn't start with that.
(On the other hand, if people knew how hard it was to make a particular program before they started, we wouldn't have most of the software we have today.)
Exactly. Laugh in the face of people who "know", and aim for the sky.
Write a new O/S. Write new firmware for something... The world is our oyster.
I only mention it because it's one of the apps I first wrote when learning.
You get to understand about UI, data structures etc etc Even if you end up only implementing some pop down menus, it's still worth doing. By that time you may have decided to do something else anyway...
The key is choose anything and start building it.