Sup guys.

A little background:
I'm a computer science major in my 3rd year of college. Im trying to figure out a side project to do in my spare time. I've taken classes where we've used Java, C++, and more Java. The class I'm taking right now is Systems Software and we are doing C and earlier in the semester we did a little Shell programming on Linux machines. Some little projects I've done is a blackjack game, a mini student database where you can add/delete/modify/sort/and search for students, and things of that sort. Also, I've never done anything visual with programming so that could be a possibility but im also stating that so you dont come in and assume i know how to do any visual stuff. Everything I've done has just been output on the console or to a file.

I'm trying to figure out some side projects i can do that could be fun/help me learn more but I'm having trouble thinking of what to do. So if you all know any good side projects that could be fun/help me learn more please feel free to post them, I'm open to all suggestions right now.

Thanks!

Think of something that you do that makes your life mundane. Now automate it. That is what I do at least.

If you can't think of anything, try and get attached to some open source projects.

And no one knows how to do anything visual. Even if they claim to be UX with years of experience: no one. It is the bane of everyone's existence.

Here are some projects i never got around to, if you're interested.

Youtube Collections - youtube used to have "collections" where you group multiple subscriptions in them, and filter on just those collections. for example, some of the Collections i used were Chess, Music, and Cooking. youtube took that away, so now i gotta dig through my subscriptions to see chess videos. Project is to implement your own collections. you can create a desktop app, android app, ios app, browser extension, separate web page, or whatever you prefer.

Netflix - i havent used netflix in a while, so things may have changed. their video recommendations / wishlist implementation was complete shit. Why on earth would i want to see videos i've already watched/rated/wishlisted in the movie recommendations list? there's also no way to black-list movies/actors/directors i'm not interested in, so i see the same terrible recommendation again and again. you can create a desktop app, android app, ios app, browser extension, separate web page, or whatever you prefer.

Music Recommendations - i dislike almost all male vocals. but there isn't a single music discovery app that lets me filter to exclude male vocals. I don't use many music apps, so you can decide the best way to handle it.