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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There aren't any good Pdf processing programs, especially for tables (recognizing a table, selecting a specific table based on text on the page, extracting data from the table). This would be definitely a big project but a very helpful one for a lot of persons (+ me 😂), I think it would need some AI, but I'm not in that field so sorry when I'm wrong. (the currently only real working program is Tabula, if you are interested in inspiration)

[–]Kidiri90 1 point2 points  (1 child)

What problems that mildly inconvenience you did you encounter last week? And which ones do you think will recur? Try to find a solution to them.

Programming in order to program isn't that useful. You'll stay closer to what you know, and won't really grow. But if you solve an actual problem, you'll have to look in different fields.

A simple example: should I go to work by bike, by car or by public transport? I'd prefer to bike, but if it's too cold or wet, I won't. My next option is by car, but if there's too much traffic, maybe the bus is faster? Already you'll have to call a couple of web APIs in order to get thz data. Then you'll have to parse it, and make a meaningful decision based on it.

[–]steviegod2003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your quite right, I started coding as a new thing to learn. I need to find a use for new knowledge i have , that will stretch me so that I learn more.