How can an experienced web developer transition to desktop development?

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Published on 2011-03-09T18:48:08Z Indexed on 2011/03/10 8:18 UTC
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I'm a web developer, first and foremost. I've been programming for 5 or 6 years now, all of which has been web-based. I'm good at my job, both specifically as a web developer and as a programmer in general.

I have decided recently that I would like to learn some desktop programming to to beef up my skill-set.

My question is this:

How can an experienced web developer transition to desktop development?

To elaborate:

I have always been a web-developer, and I can design and build web-applications without any problem.

When it comes to sitting down with a to learn some desktop oriented programming, my problem isn't with any of the technical matters, but rather coming up with an idea to program. I draw a blank.

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