I love the idea of programming, of building something and having a valuable skill that allows you to build something. But it's very hard to motivate myself to learn it because ... I have no idea what I would even build. What could I have as a goal so I can teach myself programming?

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    A list of awesome beginners-friendly projects.

    • A search for "best open source projects for beginners to contribute to" found this promising hit on top. It seems a good starting point if you're looking beyond a class or tutorial and don't have your own project inspiring you: https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners

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