r/learnprogramming

Hi. In case you aren't familiar, the 20 game challenge is meant to help people learn game programming by completing projects that slowly ramp up on complexity over time so people A) aren't overwhelmed, and B) have a clear idea and curriculum and roadmap as to where to go and how to go places. I thought that was pretty neat, so I wanted to try and find one for non-game programming...and I couldn't find one.

The troubling part is that I'm sure there are plenty of similar 'challenges' or 'curriculum' out there, it's just that trying to find them that's like the 20 game challenge is, well, challenging, and I need help in finding such a place.

Thanks in advance.

I love to code. I like to do stuff like cs50 for fun, because it always fascinates me to type in sentences and do magical stuff.
My parents don't like it, though. They keep discouraging me, refusing to recognise my hobby as anything other than computer time. They keep comparing me to people with lakhs or crores or whatever of annual salary. They keep saying it won't help me with my education.

I'm pretty sure if i was a painter or writer or pianist instead, they'd proudly support me. But nothing with coding.

It sucks.