For me "scratch your own itch" is what works best for keeping up the motivation. Think of a tool or service that you'll actually want to use yourself and implement that in the language you are learning. Or create a better version of an existing tool that you regularly use.
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For my own projects I’m trying to build things I actually want. Tools for myself. But now the hard part becomes identifying a tool you wish you had, and scoping it down enough so that it’s appropriately sized for a new language. Tricky to approach the task from two ends.
Yes! An example: I needed to start a journal to write my thoughts, therapist's orders. Also wanted to learn kivy and write a basic app for android. So I wrote a little journal app for myself to make me want to journal, and i learned the basics of kivy framework! Sorry its not a rust example
If you're looking to further your understanding of rust, try out the rustlings course.
You could also look into making a website (e.g. a todo list) with Leptos.
I like to start out any new language with an implementation of Conway's Game of Life. It's relatively simple, but tends to exercise a decent bit of the language.
You know, I’ve never implemented Conway’s game of life, and that sounds like an excellent way to work on a new language
It's a fun little project to do :)