The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel (@zero-dan). https://dev.to/zero-dan https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3363984%2Fb86c1959-73f9-4359-8f01-0a4d502c2823.jpg https://dev.to/zero-dan en Daniel Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:06:37 +0000 https://dev.to/zero-dan/how-can-i-gamify-programmingany-ideas-36il https://dev.to/zero-dan/how-can-i-gamify-programmingany-ideas-36il <p>Hi everyone,<br> I'm writing to ask the community for some advice on whether there are ways to gamify programming, especially programming projects.</p> <p>I'm thinking of something that evaluates, assigns scores, or tracks progress on personal projects — whether they're assigned by the site itself or self-assigned.</p> <p>I’m referring to a system similar to Exercism.net or Codewars, where there’s a sense of progression driven by rewards.</p> <p>I know what I’m asking might not exist, but I’m open to any ideas that come to mind.</p> <p>My problem? Waking up and saying "Okay, today I'll code a Wikipedia web scraper" isn't very motivating for me. I do it — barely — but I don’t really feel like improving or polishing it, as many recommend. So I just move on to another idea, which I also don’t fully complete.</p> <p>I hope this is the right place to ask these kinds of questions, Thanks for the future replies.</p> programming beginners python learning