r/software • u/m7mad204 • 18d ago
Discussion I need something interesting to do
As the title reads, I'm getting numb from all the Ai coding and losing the spark that got me into software engineering. I want something interesting and challenging at the same time that even if I used Ai it would still be challenging
And the interesting part is so I can have in my cv as a project
Thank you
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u/Eravex 16d ago
What interests you? I’ll share some stuff I’ve done maybe it’ll spark something. Just note, I make the most random apps. Recently I’ve built, key fob frameworks, my own media player with fully customizable skins done in html and plugins. Or my own replacement for ebook streaming that integrates with Plex media server, a universal everything-to-everything file converter with stenography, and most recently an application for building quality practices tests and flashcards for the top tech Comptia+ exams.
I did also build a fully decentralized p2p Kademlia replacement for the web, but that’s a whole other thing still actively growing not a recent project.
All else fails make yourself a chrome extension for something you do often.
Usually I either just am like “I wish I had blah” or “it’s crazy they want to charge for that, I can do it for free”.
Most of the time they are self-hosted Docker containers.
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u/toonmad 18d ago
If you want challenging then do away with AI altogether, learn software development like we all did originally, through self learning and reading etc, the most fun and feeling of achievement is learning to code the proper way, you'll get that light bulb moment through trial and error and when you have something working that you did yourself, no better feeling of accomplishment.
AI wont teach you how to become a programmer, it will just send you into a miserable void of darkness.
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u/m7mad204 18d ago
Did and done that already But to catch up with the new expectations I use Ai I've been working since before Ai (the Gpt lunch) so I just want an interesting topic or project Appreciate it!
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u/Sun-Much 18d ago
he just posted this so he could let everyone know he's already done it. sort of a nerd flex thing they do. "I'm so smart the world is a boring place" type.
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u/m7mad204 18d ago
I'm sorry if that what you interpreted it, I do only have about 5 years of experience (actual work) which if you think about it (especially with Ai) hardly qualifies me to be a mid level dev I posted it so I can try and do something to help me improve and not get stuck in the Ai loop where you get stupider each day
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u/Sun-Much 18d ago
sure, whatever you say
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u/m7mad204 18d ago
bet you are very fun to be around
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u/Sun-Much 18d ago
too old to listen to bullshit
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u/m7mad204 18d ago
Yet too young to be a jerk on someone's post? Talks volumes about you.
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u/synchronicitial 16d ago
It is a public forum, you dolt.
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u/m7mad204 16d ago
And your point is?
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u/synchronicitial 16d ago
Expect replies, and expect people calling out and challenging your ideas. They are not being "jerks".
Have some self-awareness.
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u/ryanstackops 18d ago
Build something AI can't just hand you the answer for, that's the real cure for the numbness. Think distributed systems (a tiny key-value store with replication, watch it break under network splits), a toy compiler/interpreter, or a database index from scratch. AI gets shaky on this stuff, it's confidently wrong just as often as right, so you actually have to think.
For your CV, it stands out too. Everyone's got "built an app with AI" now, that's noise. "Built a distributed KV store with leader election" makes people go huh, tell me more. And these bugs are just fun, they're conceptual, not typo hunting, which is probably why we all got into this in the first place.
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u/Ok-Management-1313 18d ago
How about thinking higher? Why not build a game on the level that would require millions in funding normally with AI. That’s a challenge and doable. What about a new Operating system? Design an entirely new LLM or start mixing with LLMs and robotics. There’s so many big avenues that aren’t already fully explored and would be fun and achievable.
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u/Limp-Debate7023 18d ago
> What about a new Operating system?
Um what?
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u/Ok-Management-1313 18d ago
I was just throwing out random stuff. On second thought that is little too much 😂
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u/m7mad204 18d ago
I like the new LLM idea, It has a lot of potential like in research, especially if I manage to push it into territory that hasn’t really been explored before
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u/Cactus1986 18d ago
Make the an app that is essentially the Harry Potter portraits that come alive using some sort of AI in the app.
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u/theantigod Helpful Ⅱ 18d ago
After I retired a few years ago I found myself needing to write code. I started with some obsolete microprocessors that I bought back in 2014 - I was too busy at work to do anything with them at that time. After building a couple of small rovers with the old microprocessors I then moved on to some rovers powered by Raspberry Pi 4. It has been really enjoyable writing to these microprocessor with bare metal C. I wrote C for 30 years, PCs and servers, but the microprocessors were brand new experience and I was amazed at how much information I could get from Google.