*Current in **bold**. Completed in ~~strikethrough~~.*

Learn a variety of commonly-used programming languages:

* Write a program in Ruby
* **Write a program in Python**
* Write a program in C
* ~~Write a program in C++~~
* ~~Write a program in Java~~
* Write a program in Objective-C
* ~~Write a program in C#~~
* ~~Write a program in Clojure~~
* Write a program in Perl
* Write a stand-alone program in Javascript

Learn a variety of not commonly-used programming languages:

* Write a non-trivial program in Brainfuck
* Write a program in Lua

Learn a variety of frameworks:

* Write a web application with Rails
* ~~Write a web application with Django~~
* Write a program with .Net
* Write a program with OpenGL
* Write a program with DirectX
* Write a program with Cocoa

Learn a variety of editors/IDEs:

* ~~Use vim exclusively for a month~~
* Use TextMate exclusively for a month
* Use emacs exclusively for a month
* ~~Use Visual Studio exclusively for a month~~
* ~~Use Eclipse exclusively for a month~~
* Use XCode exclusively for a month

Learn a variety of [programming paradigms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_paradigm "Programming paradigm - Wikipedia"):

* Write a program in assembly language
* ~~Write an application in a functional language~~
* ~~Write an application in an object-oriented language~~
* ~~Write an application in a prototype-based language~~
* Write an application in a logic programming language
* Write an application using the Actor model
* Write an application in Forth

Experience the ins and outs of programming for different platforms:

* **Write a nontrivial web app**
* Write a nontrivial desktop app
* Write a nontrivial mobile app
* Write an embedded app
* Write a realtime system

Enhance your understanding of the building blocks that we use as developers:

* ~~Write a networking client (e.g., HTTP, FTP)~~
* Write a device driver
* Write a B-tree database
* Wrap an existing library to provide a better (more pleasant) user experience
* Write an application or framework that provides a plugin model
* Write a testing framework
* Write a programming language

Enlighten yourself with koans, katas, and the wisdom of ages:

* Complete five [code katas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\) "Kata (programming) - Wikipedia")
* ~~Complete the [programming koans](http://sett.ociweb.com/sett/settJan2011.html "Learning Programming Languages with Koans - Object Computing, Inc.") for a language that you want to learn (Clojure)~~
* Read [SICP](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ "SICP web site") and complete all the exercises

Program in the open:

* **Contribute to an open source project** - Mozilla Firefox [my tickets on bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?emailassigned_to1=1;emailreporter1=1;emailtype1=exact;email1=samdgarrett%40gmail.com;field0-0-0=bug_status;type0-0-0=notequals;value0-0-0=UNCONFIRMED;field0-0-1=reporter;type0-0-1=equals;value0-0-1=samdgarrett%40gmail.com;list_id=2709917)
* ~~Have a patch accepted~~
* Earn commit rights on a significant open source project
* Publish an open source project
* Perform a [Refactotum](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2007/04/03/twir.html "Refactotum") of an open source project