a to-do list app is a sure fire way to get on the front page of HN
I kid, I kid - these projects are all good because they are simple and can be achieved by “hackers”, using the original meaning of the term as curious programmers
Unfortunately the big projects are hard to do, but that’s why they can charge money for them
Hmmm, what about a rust parser in lisp? Now, that would be front-page worthy!
Very tempting, must resist going down that rabbit hole :-)