Could you recommend a project to me please?

[osnarf]

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if somebody could give me some ideas for a relatively large programming project to work on that will take some time to complete. It's not for a class or anything, I just want to work on my programming, so it doesn't have to be any specific topic or type of problem.

Thanks again.

EDIT: actually, if you could suggest a project that would best be coded using MATLAB and also a project that would best be coded using a lower level language, that would be even better.

 

[AlephZero]

This is impossible to answer, because we don't know what interests you.

You could do a computer project related to pretty much anything - math, science, sport, music, gardening, whatever.

Start by thinking about things in the real world that interest you. Then think how a computer could be useful in that situation. There's your project...

 

[micromass]

You can do a project on virtually everything!

Some example:
- Build a traffic simulator that shows roads and intersections and which can be used to simulate a lot of traffic. You can even build a program that optimalizes your network. (this was my freshman project on programming)
- If you like math, then why not build a tool that can handle mathematical functions and perhaps be able to derive, integrate, factor, find zeroes,... A calculus tool if you will.
- Build a program that gives you a monte carlo simulation of some popular game, like monopoly. To figure out what place on the board has the highest probability to end up.
- Make a game like tetris or a game that builds and solves mazes.

You see, you can do a project on a lot of things. So, what topic do you like best? Maybe we can give you better suggestions...

 

[gsal]

You could also join in any of hundreds of open source projects out there and contribute greatly.

 

[osnarf]

Hi, thanks for your ideas everyone, sorry I was away.

I think I'm going to check out open source actually, sounds interesting.