Expanded Project Guides
Generated from:
TERMINAL_EMULATOR_DEEP_DIVE_PROJECTS.md
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PTY Explorer Tool | Level 2: Intermediate (The Developer) | 1 week | PTY / Unix System Programming |
| 2 | Escape Sequence Parser | Level 2: Intermediate (The Developer) | 1-2 weeks | Parsing / State Machines / ANSI |
| 3 | termios Mode Experimenter | Level 1: Beginner (The Tinkerer) | 3-5 days | termios / TTY Configuration |
| 4 | Minimal Terminal Emulator (100 Lines) | Level 2: Intermediate (The Developer) | 3-5 days | Terminal Emulation / System Programming |
| 5 | ANSI Color Renderer | Level 2: Intermediate (The Developer) | 1 week | ANSI / Color Handling / Rendering |
| 6 | Scrollback Buffer Implementation | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 2 weeks | Data Structures / Memory Management |
| 7 | VT100 State Machine | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 3-4 weeks | State Machines / Terminal Emulation |
| 8 | Terminal Multiplexer (Mini-tmux) | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 4-6 weeks | Multiplexing / Client-Server / PTY |
| 9 | Font Rendering with FreeType | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 2-3 weeks | Font Rendering / Graphics |
| 10 | GPU-Accelerated Renderer | Level 4: Expert (The Systems Architect) | 4-6 weeks | Graphics / GPU / OpenGL |
| 11 | Sixel/Image Protocol Support | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 2-3 weeks | Graphics Protocols / Terminal Extensions |
| 12 | OSC Sequences (Clipboard, Hyperlinks) | Level 2: Intermediate (The Developer) | 1-2 weeks | Terminal Extensions / OSC |
| 13 | Full Terminal Emulator | Level 4: Expert (The Systems Architect) | 8-12 weeks | Complete Terminal Implementation |
| 14 | Web Terminal (xterm.js Backend) | Level 3: Advanced (The Engineer) | 2-3 weeks | WebSockets / Terminal Over Network |
| 15 | Feature-Complete Terminal (Capstone) | Level 5: Master (The First-Principles Wizard) | 6-12 months | Complete Terminal Engineering |