I am trying my hand in python, Django, JQuery.. etc to make a clone of imdb site

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I am trying my hand in python, Django, JQuery.. etc to make a clone of imdb site. Currently I'm in web-development from past 10 months on same technologies. In my spare time I want to develop a side-project which may look good on resume. I came up with an idea, to make a clone of imdb.com. But after 2 weeks of development I stopped.

reasons: its not different

Why create another imdb?

I'm not improving it?

Face it, it will be sub standard of original one.

The need for the project is to showcase my skills in above technologies but at same time I want it to be useful.

Explanation / Answer

What you said reminds me of a quote from John Carmack on the subject:

In the information age, the barriers [to entry into programming] just aren't there. The barriers are self imposed. If you want to set off and go develop some grand new thing, you don't need millions of dollars of capitalization. You need enough pizza and Diet Coke to stick in your refrigerator, a cheap PC to work on, and the dedication to go through with it. We slept on floors. We waded across rivers.

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