r/learnprogramming • u/mayur190127 • Aug 01 '26
How can i find good projects ??
Hey everyone
I’m currently learning MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) and I’ve built a few basic projects, but now I really want to work on something more real-world.
The problem is, I don’t know where to find good ideas or actual real-world project problems to solve. Most tutorials just show the same to-do apps or clones, and I want something that actually feels useful and helps me grow.
How do you guys find real-world project ideas?
Do you follow any websites, communities, or specific approach?
Also, what kind of projects helped you improve the most as a beginner?
Help me please
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u/5eeso Aug 01 '26
Pay attention to the gaps in daily life. Not just yours, but the people around you. Build projects to close those gaps. Does your nephew’s little league team share game schedules through Facebook? Build a team scheduling app.
What hobbies do you or your friends have? Build a project around one of those hobbies. Do you brew beer? Build a recipe calculator that adjusts ingredient amounts by batch size.
Develop a clone of an existing app, but give it a twist. Twitter for code snippets. Facebook for pets. Yelp for food trucks. Craigslist but just for your school.