Project Ideas

Discussion in 'Computer Science & Culture' started by piirx, Jun 25, 2003.

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  1. piirx Registered Member

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    Hello!
    I'm looking for a computer science (programming) project to do over the summer, and I'm all out of ideas. The field doesn't particularly matter, I'm just trying to find some interesting topics.

    Thanks a lot,
    piirx
     
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  3. AntonK Technomage Registered Senior Member

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    What level are you at? That kind of determines the project you can finish by the end of the summer. Personally, a good summer project I did was writing a distributed networking application and writing my own protocol to go with it. But that was a while ago...works well

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  5. piirx Registered Member

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    I've been programming in C/C++ for somewhere around 4 years, and Java for 2. Basically, though, I'm willing to research and learn whatever is required.

    I'll check out Distributed Networking, thanks for the suggestion.

    Keep 'em comin'!

    Thanks again,
    piirx
     
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  7. Fafnir665 You just got served. Registered Senior Member

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    Distributed networking is fine. But what about self forming wirless networks? Bring a node within range, and the network itself finds optimum travel paths between nodes. That would be cool.
     
  8. Rick Valued Senior Member

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    Try coding in C DOS.I did it as a project in my after semester proj.in the beginning it feels banal,but it"ll get better after a while.Sockets Coding in C is another cool thing.


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  9. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    why not try to incorporate science in your computer project. make a model of a genetic network for instance...
     
  10. piirx Registered Member

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    Those are some good ideas, but something more concise and less vague would be appreciated. I was thinking that I might do something with network topology, but I haven't really found much solid info on it yet.

    Thanks,
    piirx
     
  11. Voodoo Child Registered Senior Member

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    Compiler
    Disassembler
    An OS
    Your own filesystem
    A parser: XML, UML, HTML reg ex
    Write a driver
    Newsreader
    Steganography app
     
  12. fugazzi007 Registered Member

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    Network Analysis Script to pattern match and predict anomalous behavior in a robust, enterprise dependent system.

    ie.
    - A script to randomly scan TCP/IP traffic, place said traffic in database.
    - Script allows for initializing normal traffic protocol ("safe" traffic).
    - Script compares real-time traffic to normal traffic, red-flags anomalous activity (misconfigured switches, intrusion, etc)
    - Web-based interface.
     
  13. Blindman Valued Senior Member

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    No wonder programmers are considered boring nerds..

    If I meet another programmer that has created some network app I’m going to puke and then punch them in the head.

    Write something someone else might use for entertainment. A simple game, visual effects timed to music, simulate a yoyo, a fart sound generator, random scene creator, desktop creatures, automated betting system, a nerd quota test.
     
  14. AntonK Technomage Registered Senior Member

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    Ive always enjoyed any type of model. Anything that models anything in the real world. Make something that can predict something, then test it. That's always fun.

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  15. DCLXVI Bloody Bastard Registered Senior Member

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    Do what I'm doing (or am trying to find the time to do), make an AI IRCbot.

    It's relatively simple depending on how advanced you want the AI to be, and it's tons of fun. AND it almost falls under the definition of being a networking app.
     
  16. safXmal Registered Member

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    I agree with Blindman. Why don't you try to make something that will be used in the real world. You could for example make a program to map existing fonts and let the user choose them by their properties iso their names. Curviness - Thicknes of lines - Base to height ratio - etc.
    As I see it the analizing side of the program will be hard enough to do to get you good grades and who knows perhaps a bit of money too.
     
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