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7 Advanced Programming Projects to Enhance Your Skills
Step above the average and deepen your knowledge
Nobody gets better at anything by doing nothing. This also applies to programming, of course. We developers need to constantly challenge ourselves to stay up to date and to sharpen our skills. This is why taking on complex projects is important for programmers to remain stimulated to improve and not to get stuck in experience plateaus.
Since these projects are meant to be challenging, you aren’t expected to know everything right away. They should be considered as a journey, during which you get to learn new concepts and acquire the needed skills on the job.
This is the third article of the Advanced Programming Projects series. If you’re interested in this kind of article, I suggest checking it out.
Create an esoteric programming language
An esoteric programming language, also known as esolang, is not meant to be used in an industrial environment. Esolangs are usually created as a proof of concept or as a joke. One of the most famous examples is Brainfuck, a language designed to be as small as possible.
To create a new esoteric programming language, you will encounter roughly these steps:
- Firstly, you need to define the language syntax and grammar. You may design it as simple, as complex, or as weird as you like, it’s all up to you.
- Define its behavior. This involves thinking about what the program should do, given a certain situation.
- Lastly, you need to implement it. This step generally consists in building an interpreter or compiler for the specific language.
If you decided to take on this project, check out my series on how to create an esoteric programming language:
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