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  1. peitor revised this gist Mar 23, 2013. 1 changed file with 7 additions and 7 deletions.
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    * [X] Write a nontrivial desktop app
    * Write a nontrivial mobile app
    * Write an embedded app
    * Write a realtime system
    * [X] Write a realtime system

    **Enhance your understanding of the building blocks that we use as developers:**

    * Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)
    * [X] Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)
    * Write a device driver
    * Write a B-tree database
    * Wrap an existing library to provide a better (more pleasant) user experience
    * Write an application or framework that provides a plugin model
    * Write a testing framework
    * Write a programming language
    * [X] Write a testing framework
    * [X] Write a programming language

    **Enlighten yourself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:**

    * [X] Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")
    * Complete the [programming koans](http://sett.ociweb.com/sett/settJan2011.html "Learning Programming Languages with Koans - Object Computing, Inc.") for a language that you want to learn
    * Attend a [code retreat](http://coderetreat.com/ "Code Retreat with Corey Haines")
    * [X] Attend a [code retreat](http://coderetreat.com/ "Code Retreat with Corey Haines")
    * Read [SICP](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ "SICP web site") and complete all the exercises

    **Program in the open:**

    * Contribute to an open source project
    * [X] Contribute to an open source project
    * Have a patch accepted
    * Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
    * Publish an open source project
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    * [X] Present a lightning talk
    * [X] Present at a local user group
    * Present at a conference
    * [X] Present at a conference
    * [X] Deliver a training course
    * [X] Publish a tutorial
    * Publish a constructive code review of an open source project
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    This gist is part of a blog post. Check it out at:

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    http://jasonrudolph.com/blog/2011/08/09/programming-achievements-how-to-level-up-as-a-developer
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    * Write a program in assembly language
    * Write an application in a functional language
    * Write an application in an object-oriented language
    * [X] Write an application in an object-oriented language
    * Write an application in a prototype-based language
    * Write an application in a logic programming language
    * Write an application using the Actor model
    * Write an application in Forth

    **Experience the ins and outs of programming for different platforms:**

    * Write a nontrivial web app
    * Write a nontrivial desktop app
    * [X] Write a nontrivial web app
    * [X] Write a nontrivial desktop app
    * Write a nontrivial mobile app
    * Write an embedded app
    * Write a realtime system
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    **Enlighten yourself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:**

    * Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")
    * [X] Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")
    * Complete the [programming koans](http://sett.ociweb.com/sett/settJan2011.html "Learning Programming Languages with Koans - Object Computing, Inc.") for a language that you want to learn
    * Attend a [code retreat](http://coderetreat.com/ "Code Retreat with Corey Haines")
    * Read [SICP](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ "SICP web site") and complete all the exercises
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    **Learn by teaching others:**

    * Present a lightning talk
    * Present at a local user group
    * [X] Present a lightning talk
    * [X] Present at a local user group
    * Present at a conference
    * Deliver a training course
    * Publish a tutorial
    * [X] Deliver a training course
    * [X] Publish a tutorial
    * Publish a constructive code review of an open source project
    * Write a programming book
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    * Have a patch accepted
    * Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
    * Publish an open source project
    * Perform a [Refactotum](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2007/04/03/twir.html "Refactotum") of on open source project
    * Perform a [Refactotum](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2007/04/03/twir.html "Refactotum") of an open source project

    **Learn by teaching others:**

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    Programming Achievements: How to Level Up as a Developer
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    This gist is part of a blog post. Check it out at:

    http://jasonrudolph.com/blog/2011/08/09/programming-achievements-how-to-level-up-as-a-developer
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    **Learn a variety of [programming paradigms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_paradigm "Programming paradigm - Wikipedia"):**

    * Write a program in assembly language
    * Write an application in a functional language
    * Write an application in an object-oriented language
    * Write an application in a prototype-based language
    * Write an application in a logic programming language
    * Write an application using the Actor model
    * Write an application in Forth

    **Experience the ins and outs of programming for different platforms:**

    * Write a nontrivial web app
    * Write a nontrivial desktop app
    * Write a nontrivial mobile app
    * Write an embedded app
    * Write a realtime system

    **Enhance your understanding of the building blocks that we use as developers:**

    * Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)
    * Write a device driver
    * Write a B-tree database
    * Wrap an existing library to provide a better (more pleasant) user experience
    * Write an application or framework that provides a plugin model
    * Write a testing framework
    * Write a programming language

    **Enlighten yourself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:**

    * Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")
    * Complete the [programming koans](http://sett.ociweb.com/sett/settJan2011.html "Learning Programming Languages with Koans - Object Computing, Inc.") for a language that you want to learn
    * Attend a [code retreat](http://coderetreat.com/ "Code Retreat with Corey Haines")
    * Read [SICP](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ "SICP web site") and complete all the exercises

    **Program in the open:**

    * Contribute to an open source project
    * Have a patch accepted
    * Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
    * Publish an open source project
    * Perform a [Refactotum](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2007/04/03/twir.html "Refactotum") of on open source project

    **Learn by teaching others:**

    * Present a lightning talk
    * Present at a local user group
    * Present at a conference
    * Deliver a training course
    * Publish a tutorial
    * Publish a constructive code review of an open source project
    * Write a programming book