Any good programming ideas? Final ICS 4M project

[wa2blah]

Hi,

My project for the computer class is I have to find someone or something that would require a program to be made for it. It has to be something that I could complete in 3 months and I am a newbie to java. Can anyone offer any ideas for me? No, I don't mean code, I mean maybe programs they have done for application purposes. It can't be too easy nor too hard, it has to be able to work in 3 months.

[brad211987]

Not sure how new to java you are but for practice after my beginning class I wrote an app to input and store information you normally would in a checkbook. Sort of what quicken does only just basic features such as input types (withdraw and deposit), calculate the balances, store the information in a file, and all run on a simple GUI.

[NancyJ]

You should pick something that interests you, you will be more motivated and more likely to create a successful program that will score highly.
For example for my A-Level project I made a maths game for the kindergarten. A combination of 2 of my interests, games and maths.

[TheShaner]

While everyone above made worthwhile programs, I made a a poker game, haha. It was just 5-card stud. You get 5 cards, the computer got 5 cards, it found the best play available for each hand, and whoever had the highest poker hand won, lol. It was like a game of war, poker-style, but less fun to play, haha. Of course, I made other useful programs later down the road, but the above was my final project for the Java class I took, hehe.

Anyway, like Nancy said, find something that interests you. It should be something useful, fun, or both. It doesn't have to be something completely original. It could be something already out there, being used now. It just has to be something that shows your understanding of the Java language, its object-oriented structure, and your learned programming concepts.

-Shane

[brad211987]

Games are always a great idea, theres a lot that goes into them and a lot of room to expand. I did rockem sockem robots in basic for my first programming class ever(best game ever?) and we had to do poker in java during my class as well. Currently im working on doing checkers. Games are always fun because like nancyJ said, its great to do something that interests you.