I have always had a great deal of respect for C, and I would like to start writing in it. However, while I am skilled in other languages, I basically don’t know any C off the top of my head.
I find that I learn better and faster by attempting projects, rather than working through a book ir taking a class. For example, to learn Perl, I am working on a basic disk image writer that’s coming along nicely.
So, what do you think might be a good idea for my first C project?
EDIT: Zig is also something I’m interested in learning. Same question, different language.


How about a network protocol client, like HTTP, DHCP, SMTP, STUN, IMAP, DNS, DHCP, etc?
There are a few network tools that don’t yet support Gemini (the network protocol, not the LLM). Maybe I could build something for that…
Good idea. :)
AH!! Speaking of that, there is an excellent (and free) book about Network Programming available online, check it out: https://beej.us/guide/bgnet/