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Learning by doing is hard to beat when it comes to building software. (techhub.social)
submitted 1 week ago by rissanen@techhub.social to c/learn_programming@programming.dev
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Learning by doing is hard to beat when it comes to building software.

I am starting a home lab to have a safe environment to try things out. Any ideas on what I could run that is completely useless but fun to set up?

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[–] Safipok@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

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[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Take any package that is no longer maintained and git clone it.

Configure the dev environment

  • pre-compile

  • three tox config files:

    testing, docs/lint/formatting/pre-compile/interrogate, update/sync requirements files

  • unittest --> pytest

    Read the tests and then bring it up to your current competency level

  • gh workflows

  • pyproject.toml

poetry is worthless!

If the build backend focus is on requirements and not build plugins, remove it. Use a separate package for requirements file management.

For how to do this see how logging-strict is doing it

https://github.com/msftcangoblowm/logging-strict

Specifically pyproject.toml and tox-req.ini

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You are not safe

home is not a safe environment. Might be possible with alot of preparation like sound proof and a lock on the room.

The entire point of all the security is to protect yourself from the wife unit

I code at a cafe. Far far far away from interruptions.

[–] rissanen@techhub.social 4 points 1 week ago

@logging_strict We might have different things in mind when we say safe.

Moving to a place for deep work sounds like a good idea indeed!

[–] andioop@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hope you're being facetious, if your spouse genuinely doesn't respect your time and need for silence at certain times that sounds like a relationship issue.

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

i'm deadly serious. A cafe isn't silent, just are left alone to do our thing