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by trickjarrett 6342 days ago
If the purpose of this is to teach yourself a new language or a new functionality that you haven't previously coded, then sure go for it.

If it is for pay, or possible pay, then by all means dive in and see what you can do.

But a purely for fun project with copious alternatives that handle the vast majority of what you're trying to do and have the ability to be extended, means you'll eventually run out of steam and realize you can just use these other tools. I've been working on a twitter app for months and I've run out of steam. I have plenty of ideas and improvements, and as none of the ones out there really allow extensions, I'm still plugging away at my one, but I've taken absurdly long to get a lightly functional app.

Be warned, that way lies madness.

1 comments

i'll keep your advice trick :) thanks!