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veen  ·  2892 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Stop learning new things, start learning new skills

Programming can be a ton of fun. For me it's much easier to learn when I give myself a project to work on, a puzzle to figure out.

I just finished writing my Raspberry Pi train departure app. I love how it turned out! It dynamically updates the latest departures based on a departure time API. It accounts for changes in departure platform, delays and different train companies.

A friend of mine helped me lay the groundwork in Javascript/NodeJS, but the rest I figured out on my own.