What do I do now?

[exarkun at twistedmatrix.com]

On 11 Oct, 10:53 pm, fordhaivat at gmail.com wrote:
>I've been programming since about 3 years, and come to think of it 
>never
>written anything large. I know a few languages: c, python, perl, java. 
>Right
>now, I just write little IRC bots that basically don't do anything.
>
>I have two questions:
>
>1) What should I start programming (project that takes 1-2 months, not 
>very
>short term)?

You should make sure you pick something you find interesting.  It can be 
a challenge to work on a long term project that isn't appealing to you 
personally in some way.
>2) Whtat are some good open source projects I can start coding for?

I think that Twisted is one of the better projects to work on if you're 
looking to improve your skills.  We have a well-structured development 
process which includes lots of feedback from other developers.  This 
sort of feedback is one of the best ways I know of to improve ones 
development skills.

Jean-Paul