Okay so suggest me a small program to build :) (Java)

[LWA]

Hey all,
So it's been a few years since I went to Uni and after branching into project management I don't get to do development work.

Anyway, does anyone have any good ideas for small bits of software I can create that I can use to do a bit of coding?

Thanks in advance,
Leon

Edit: Doesn't have to be Java, I can turn my hand to most languages

[UltraMagnus]

umm, the problem is, as i see it, that everything easy to program has already been programmed...

a game? perhaps?

an AI IRC chat bot?

[directhex]

a game server browser!

[LWA]

umm, the problem is, as i see it, that everything easy to program has already been programmed...

a game? perhaps?

an AI IRC chat bot?

Hmm that's given me something to think about. It doesn't matter if it has already been done, perhaps there are some opportunities for improvement?

a game server browser!

I believe someone is already working on that

[moogle]

a software updater!
im still stuck on mine anyway. abandoned till summer holidays. can you md5 a file in java?

[Kezzer]

a software updater!
im still stuck on mine anyway. abandoned till summer holidays. can you md5 a file in java?

Yes, you can.

[DougMcDonald]

I spend some time working in development, Java and web based stuff, and I forever get complaints for web developers that there are not really good CSS editors out there!

[moogle]

I spend some time working in development, Java and web based stuff, and I forever get complaints for web developers that there are not really good CSS editors out there!

best is by hand (notepad). or you should try notepad++, good all in one editor and its opensource/free

[DougMcDonald]

Yeah i appreciate that, but the guy is asking for project ideas!

EDIT: Just taken a look at notepad++, looks very nice, have sent it to some of the guys in the company, thanks for the heads up on that one

[Kezzer]

a game server browser!

I think that's the millionth time I've seen someone make that kind of response to this kind of question. Excellent

[Kezzer]

Well, if you want to know what I'm writing at the moment, then I'm writing a fully featured graphical editing application capable of working on a distributed system to collaborate on single projects hopefully using Java's only implementation of the rsync algorithm, jarsync.

Yes, it's hard. No, I don't know what I'm doing.

If you throw yourself in the deep end and try real hard you'll find you actually achieve more than you thought you could. This week I've written a paper on linear distributed systems and implemented the base application, yet I knew nothing about that kind of stuff before I set out to do it.

I was writing an IRC client, that's probably worth doing as you learn lots about networking, GUI's and what-not

[moogle]

oh yes irc clients, it's nice to code a irc bot

[Disturbedguy]

A mate of mine has just finished a small 2d Chat program as a side project, one are with a house and swimming pool and you could go into the building and have "lectures"

He is now continuing on his main project which is writing his assembly language, take a look

As for what to make, i have no idea, why not look at summet you already use and see if you can make it better?

[Sinizter]

poker bot

[Ap0llo]

A Instant messaging program that works with Xfire, MSN and Skype! Everyone i know has all these IM's installed so it would make sence to have one that does it all...

Take a look at this site> , seems like they had a app that means u can use MSN and Xfire but it doesnt work now... so maybe you could give it a blast!

-Rhys

[kasavien]

best is by hand (notepad). or you should try notepad++, good all in one editor and its opensource/free

Thanks - I know this is off topic but i've just got notepad++ and i really like it! i've been using textpad to do xhtml/php/mysql web stuff, but i think notepad++ will be better, just wish i'd found it sooner!