Projects

Open Ideas

This is a list of open and abstract ideas that people might be interested in exploring.

Austin Z. Henley's Challenging Projects

• Text Editor
• 2D game - Space Invaders
• Compiler - Tiny BASIC
• Mini operating system
• Spreadsheet (hard!)
• Video game console emulator (hard!)

Austin Z. Henley's Modern Challenging Projects

• Ray tracer
• Key-value store web API
• Web browser
• Stock trading bot

Algorithms and Data Structures

• Cracking the Coding Interview
  • crackingthecodinginterview.com
• Elements of Programming Interviews
  • elementsofprogramminginterviews.com
• Austin Z. Henley's Challenging Algorithms and Data Structures
  • austinhenley.com/blog/challengingalgorithms.html
• hackerrank.com
  • hackerrank.com/dashboard
• leetcode.com
  • leetcode.com/explore/

Tutorials

• Build Your Own Text Editor
  • viewsourcecode.org/snaptoken/kilo/
• Making our own ping
  • fasterthanli.me/series/making-our-own-ping
• Ray Tracing in One Weekend
  • raytracing.github.io/books/RayTracingInOneWeekend.html
• Build your own Redis
  • app.codecrafters.io/courses/redis/overview
• Building Git
  • shop.jcoglan.com/building-git/

Existing Projects

This is a partial list of projects that people who attend Chaitin School events work on.

d20-governance

• github.com/metagov/d20-governance
• Python, Discord
• governance games in an LLM-mediated environment within discord

harmonica

• github.com/harmonicabot/harmonica
• Python, Discord
• LLM-powered chatbot for superfast sensemaking and deliberation

karrot

• github.com/karrot-dev
• Python, Django, Vue.js, Docker, Ansible
• software that helps grassroots initiatives coordinate face-to-face activities on a local, autonomous, and voluntary basis

shared-futures-space

• github.com/animorphcoop/shared-futures-space
• Python, Django, Docker, htmx, alpine.js
• management platform for local communities

polis

• github.com/compdemocracy/polis
• JavaScript, React.js, Clojure
• large scale open ended feedback
• used by: g0v.tw, vTaiwan, gov.uk, England city councils, et al

polislike

• github.com/Goodheart-Labs/polislike
• JavaScript, React.js, Clojure
• alternative UI/UX for polis
• see https://viewpoints.xyz/

consul

• github.com/consul/consul
• Ruby, Ruby on Rails
• participatory democracy framework
• developed for Madrid City government

decidim

• github.com/decidim/decidim
• Ruby, Ruby on Rails
• participatory democracy framework
• developed for Barcelona City government

wikiciv

• wikiciv.org
• MediaWiki
• wiki for building civilization from scratch

lakehouse

• github.com/sirodoht/lakehouse
• Go
• docs with real-time collaboration

docs.plus

• github.com/docs-plus/docs.plus
• JavaScript
• real-time community collaboration platform

meridian

• github.com/sirodoht/meridian/
• Go
• PoC decentralised twitter-clone

graph_layout, graph_display

• github.com/CicadaCinema/graphs
• Dart, Flutter
• general-purpose graph drawing library

mataroa.blog

• github.com/mataroa-blog/mataroa
• Python, Django
• blogging platform

nwspk-web

• github.com/nwspk/web
• Ruby, Ruby on Rails
• event management system

design_factory

• github.com/wtpayne/design_factory
• Python

ockam

• https://github.com/build-trust/ockam
• Rust
• orchestrate end-to-end encryption, mutual authentication, key management, credential management, and authorization policy enforcement