There are a couple of good comments, so I won't repeat what they said.
Find something you are actually passionate about. It doesn't have to be a big thing. You shouldn't care if it is a cool thing, or what other people think of it.
When I'm interviewing, I love when people showcase stuff they enjoyed building, rather than something bigger they made following a tutorial.
Here is an example of a really small project I enjoyed working on - https://muffinman.io/vertigo/
It was so fun, and I learned some canvas/svg stuff I never touched before. Even now when I look at it, it brings a smile to my face.
Another thing I think you should do is to document the whole process and write one or series of blog posts. It will help you understand the whole thing better, and help people in similar situation.
Good luck and please share with HN whatever you end up making!
Thanks man! I'm thinking about writing a few blog posts too, even if no one reads it I think it would be a motivator for me. I'll definitely post my projects on here when they get to an alpha state :)
Find something you are actually passionate about. It doesn't have to be a big thing. You shouldn't care if it is a cool thing, or what other people think of it.
When I'm interviewing, I love when people showcase stuff they enjoyed building, rather than something bigger they made following a tutorial.
Here is an example of a really small project I enjoyed working on - https://muffinman.io/vertigo/ It was so fun, and I learned some canvas/svg stuff I never touched before. Even now when I look at it, it brings a smile to my face.
Another thing I think you should do is to document the whole process and write one or series of blog posts. It will help you understand the whole thing better, and help people in similar situation.
Good luck and please share with HN whatever you end up making!