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The "Code 7 Project"*:  
I'll be practicing general programming skills by building 7 simple programs over 7 different weekends (when my other commitments allow it). 

Project breakdown: 

1. Get a short list of simple programming practice problems.
2. Program some working code for 1 problem by the end of 1 day.
3. Commit to Github account.
4. Post to this blog.

Simple Practice Problems:
From a quick Google search, I got 2 websites:

1. http://blog.smartbear.com/programming/7-silly-programming-challenges-to-do-for-fun
2. https://adriann.github.io/programming_problems.html 

The first link should not be overwhelming.  With just 7 seemingly straightforward practice problems, it should be manageable.  For problem # 7 however, I wanted to have something more motivating for me, with more general problem-solving problems, and not just math.  So I also found the second link has many problems that I can use to keep going on as long as I want.  I decided that I want to do these problems, instead of the "Project Euler" problems, for #7.  I may also group code for the problems from this website once I start working on this set, especially in the beginner levels. 

Strategies I Can Think of Right Now:

1. Set dates in my planner for each of the 7 problems.
2. Decide ahead of time which programming language to use for each practice problem.
3. Figure out how to easily get around to using the language (minimal installation besides what I already have installed).
4. Sort of related to 3:  find websites that can teach me to do that quickly.
5. Put it down as a to-do with a checklist on Habitica (formerly known as HabitRPG).

From initial these strategies, here are my notes so far:

Programming Practice —> Github —> Blog:

http://blog.smartbear.com/programming/7-silly-programming-challenges-to-do-for-fun/

1. in Python
2. in Java
3. in Python https://opentechschool.github.io/python-beginners/en/simple_drawing.html
4. in Scratch
5. in SQL http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp and type it into the online code and just copy and paste the code into a text file
6. in HTML5 canvas http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_canvas_tut_path add lines and fill and just copy and paste the code into a text file
7. do not do, and instead go to: the next website: https://adriann.github.io/programming_problems.html (all of them in python) [EDIT:  I'm actually planning to use the websites CheckiO and CodeWars.  I'm already using them on weekdays.  You can see my current levels at http://hchiam.blogspot.ca/p/current-programming-xp.html]

 (I already have Python, Java, and Scratch installed, so I can just create SQL and HTML5 code online on the w3schools websites.)

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*Disclaimer:  I do not own the phrase "Code 7".  Any appearance of similarity to brands, sayings, phrases, etc. is purely coincidental.  I'm just using it as a convenient, simple name for this project.

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