How do I start a project? (programming.dev)

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Sorry, I know this isn't exactly a dev question, but how do I make a project without a tutorial? I know how to make functional code that does simple things, or to solve a problem/question. But nw I want to try to make some projects to add to my portfolio. I've found websites with different ideas, and I can find some tutorials, but what if I don't have a tutorial? Like, what do I do if I want to make something from scratch myself?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

This is both encouraging and scary. Not getting stuff right just intensifies my imposter syndrome when it comes to programming. But I understand what you mean. Just have to keep trying things and learn from my mistakes.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

100% the same boat when I started! I actually deleted a paragraph that said when I was young I wanted to learn how to do things the right way. You eventually learn there is no right way us devs will agree upon. You won't have opinions on the better way until you've done it an objectively bad way.

Reading code helps with this. I'm always looking at my library's and framework's implementations. Half my dependencies I swear I patch to make them "better" (subjectively).

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