[karterk]

This is definitely a terrific way for learning new stuff (you have now the HN community watching you). However, don't also forget that for most applications, their success/failure will be also determined by the spit and polish applied on them. Don't get carried away over the "quantity", always be mindful of "quality" too.

Update: I read your intention behind this here: http://terrorified.com/?p=786

Now I better understand your motivation. All the best.