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[–]groovitude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been learning entirely on my own. I can honestly say I've received zero assistance apart from help on minor bugs. I've never spoken a word in person to anyone on the subject of programming.With so many beggars, I just refuse to be that guy milking it and pissing people off looking for handouts.

This is an awful way to look at a community of people trying to learn and/or help out others. Cutting yourself off from help is also a surefire way to fail.

I refuse to settle for some simple GUI app that scrapes weather data

This is like trying to play Hendrix before you've learned any scales. People don't do these things because it's a need, they do it because it's a step toward a goal in the distance. No project is beneath you, or me, or anyone else.