5 Software Side Projects to Kick Off the New Year
Starting the year off right with some simple projects to get that ball rolling
The beginning of a new year is always a great time to set goals. Hopefully becoming a better developer or even to start programming is on that list of goals. If it is, then I hope this list of small projects can help get that ball rolling.
These projects are meant to be fairly simple so that you actually finish a project. You don’t want to start the new year with a project so grand that you cannot finish it.
1. Web Scraper
Web scraping is one of those tools that you always want to have in the back of your pocket. It’s not something that you will be using every single day, however, it’s nice to know how it works and how to do it since it can be very powerful when that tool is needed.
It’s great for data collecting which you could use to your advantage, ie: building an API out of the data you’ve collected or making a simple service if they don’t have their own API.
Web scraping is also one of those things that seem complicated but are fairly simple once you dive into it. Here is a great resource to help you get started.
