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*Current in **bold**. Completed in ~~strikethrough~~.*

 

Learn a variety of commonly-used programming languages:

 

* ~~Write a program in Ruby~~

* ~~Write a program in Python~~

* ~~Write a program in C~~

* ~~Write a program in C++~~

* ~~Write a program in Java~~

* Write a program in Objective-C

* Write a program in C#

* ~~Write a program in PHP 5~~

* Write a program in Perl

* Write a stand-alone program in Javascript

 

Learn a variety of not commonly-used programming languages:

 

* Write a non-trivial program in Brainfuck

* Write a non-trivial program in Lua

* Write a non-trivial program in Haskell

* Write a non-trivial program in Scheme

 

Learn a variety of frameworks:

 

* Write a web application with Rails

* Write a web application with Django

* Write a program with .Net

* Write a program with OpenGL

* Write a program with DirectX

* Write a program with Cocoa

 

Learn a variety of editors/IDEs:

 

* Use vim exclusively for a month

* Use TextMate exclusively for a month

* ~~Use emacs exclusively for a month~~

* Use netbeans exclusively for a month

* Use Visual Studio exclusively for a month

* Use XCode exclusively for a month

 

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

* Write an application in a concatenative language (e.g. Joy)

* Write an application in a strict design-by-contract language (e.g. Eiffel)

 

Get comfortable in multiple operating systems:

 

* Use OSX exclusively for development for a month

* ~~Use Linux exclusively for development for a month~~

* Use Windows exclusively for development for a month

 

Experience the ins and outs of programming in multiple fields:

 

* Write a nontrivial web app

* ~~Write a nontrivial desktop app~~

* Write a nontrivial mobile app

* ~~Write a nontrivial game~~

* ~~Write an embedded app~~

* Write a realtime system

 

Enhance my 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

* Write an operating system

 

Enlighten myself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:

 

* Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")

* Complete the [programming koans](http://sett.ociweb.com/sett/settJan2011.html "Learning Programming Languages with Koans - Object Computing, Inc.") for a language that you want to learn

* **Read [SICP](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ "SICP web site") and complete all the exercises**

 

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](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2007/04/03/twir.html "Refactotum") of on 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