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Mar 27th, 2005, 02:01 AM
#121
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
There was an alarm clock one!?!I MADE A SWEET ONE!!
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Apr 1st, 2005, 10:28 AM
#122
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
How about an automated receptionist? Some program that answers a telephone, talks to the caller, and attempts to get them to leave an appropriate message? Something like:
Computer: "Hello, how may I driect your call?"
Caller: "I want to speak to such and such"
Computer: "Press #1 to speak directly to them, or press 2 to leave a message."
Caller <presses #1>
Computer: "I'm sorry, they are not answering their page. Please leave a message after the beep."
Caller <leaves a message>
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Apr 12th, 2005, 03:34 PM
#123
Fanatic Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
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Apr 13th, 2005, 01:00 PM
#124
New Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Voice recognition, that's a bit tough isn't it, I wouldn't have the foggiest of where to start, but I'm still only a beginner though. How about a simple Instant messenger program, not sure how easy to judge it would be but could be quite fun to make.
KB04
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May 9th, 2005, 02:44 AM
#125
KING BODWAD XXI
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Lemming type clone
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May 9th, 2005, 03:52 PM
#126
Not NoteMe
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
MP3 file organizer.
Searching
ID tag editing
file directory structure organizing
file name editing
file name / ID tag inconsistancy detection
Loads of features to seperate the good from the less good could be inplemented.
Quotes:
"I am getting better then you guys.." NoteMe, on his leet english skills.
"And I am going to meat her again later on tonight." NoteMe
"I think you should change your name to QuoteMe" Shaggy Hiker, regarding NoteMe
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May 10th, 2005, 07:46 AM
#127
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by SLH
MP3 file organizer.
Searching
ID tag editing
file directory structure organizing
file name editing
file name / ID tag inconsistancy detection
Loads of features to seperate the good from the less good could be inplemented.
I think it's Mc_Brain who has his one of these inhis sig. It's already made! How about a scripting language? We all love to create parsers here
chem
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May 10th, 2005, 10:39 AM
#128
Frenzied Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
Write an Addin that does something useful that MZTools doesn't already do. Some things might be the ability to examine all your variables and make sure that their names conform to a set of rules that you can define, or a "lines of code" counter (what a "line" is would need to be defined), or a dead Sub/Function finder, or all of the above.
That would leave out us Java developers...
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May 10th, 2005, 12:45 PM
#129
Not NoteMe
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by chemicalNova
I think it's Mc_Brain who has his one of these inhis sig. It's already made! How about a scripting language? We all love to create parsers here
chem
Forgot about that, although i thought it was just an MP3 player...
Quotes:
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"And I am going to meat her again later on tonight." NoteMe
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May 10th, 2005, 12:53 PM
#130
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Looks like there may be an idea in CC? It might not be too good since no programming is required. Oh wait, that might make it better.
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May 12th, 2005, 04:24 PM
#131
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
how about a program that changes your background images, maybe changes hue and stuff, and changes pictures..thatd be hot
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May 19th, 2005, 06:46 AM
#132
Frenzied Member
Suggestion - quick image resizer
An application that would be really useful for me as a web developer would be a quick image resizer.
Basically there are times when I just need to do a quick and dirty file resize/reformat of an image sent to me.
I'm a lazy git so it would be great rather than booting up PhotoShop to do this silly little task just to right-click the file and choose Image Resize and then then the new image dimensions, resolution and file format (possibly compression ratio for jpeg outputs). These options should be editable so you can add to the quick list the most commonly used variations.
The main thing about this is it must be kept simple as I don't want to be fiddling around with loads of settings apart from maybe choosing most commonly used variations after installing. The functionality should be right-click > point > click and hey presto the file is now as I want it!
Obviously it ain't too complex a project but I'd be interested to see how people would go about doing this. Having the most functions in this case wouldn't be the best thing it's the usability!
I would do it myself but I just don't have the time so if this could run as a contest it would be cool.
Cheers
DJ
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May 19th, 2005, 01:20 PM
#133
New Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
What about a touch typing learning program like mavis beacon or fingers for windows. There aren't any great freeware typing programs out there, well none that I found to be decent anyway.
KB04
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May 21st, 2005, 02:07 AM
#134
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
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May 25th, 2005, 11:29 AM
#135
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Heres a suggestion.
I've seen this asked a few places and maybe this would be a good idea for a project.
The creation of a better RichTextBox control, one that supports more features and the ones of the current RTB - More features as in things like Different types of underline etc....
Cheers,
RyanJ
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May 27th, 2005, 07:26 AM
#136
Addicted Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
i just go through this thread. i preffer one idea (which) i think is quite fun and the resulted output have commercial value or education value.
a typing program, yes... a typing program. a step by step typing program that make the user a master typist.
the commercial value is, the final output, we could use it, sell it, or donate it to school, the place u pray, and for ur kids who always come and bugs u.
well, i think it is not so hard to build a typing program. but the hard thing is how to make the user willing to use ur typing program over and over and over. and how ur program teach the user to type fast.
the judge might be ur kids. or people who got kids. (not me coz i am still a kid!) so, let see, u give ur kids several typing program and see which one does he use and play with it.
k, i support the idea of typing software. (coz my lab still use the old DOS typing program for users) LOL
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May 30th, 2005, 05:11 PM
#137
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by KB04
What about a touch typing learning program like mavis beacon or fingers for windows. There aren't any great freeware typing programs out there, well none that I found to be decent anyway.
KB04
Originally Posted by dj4uk
An application that would be really useful for me as a web developer would be a quick image resizer.
Basically there are times when I just need to do a quick and dirty file resize/reformat of an image sent to me.
I'm a lazy git so it would be great rather than booting up PhotoShop to do this silly little task just to right-click the file and choose Image Resize and then then the new image dimensions, resolution and file format (possibly compression ratio for jpeg outputs). These options should be editable so you can add to the quick list the most commonly used variations.
The main thing about this is it must be kept simple as I don't want to be fiddling around with loads of settings apart from maybe choosing most commonly used variations after installing. The functionality should be right-click > point > click and hey presto the file is now as I want it!
Obviously it ain't too complex a project but I'd be interested to see how people would go about doing this. Having the most functions in this case wouldn't be the best thing it's the usability!
I would do it myself but I just don't have the time so if this could run as a contest it would be cool.
Cheers
DJ
Both these ideas are VERY good, i have been thinking about both of them for some time now, and would probably even enter even though i'm a total Newb ! :P
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May 31st, 2005, 05:40 PM
#138
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by thegreatone
Both these ideas are VERY good, i have been thinking about both of them for some time now, and would probably even enter even though i'm a total Newb ! :P
I will second that, I like that suggestion too
Cheers,
RyanJ
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Jun 2nd, 2005, 04:39 PM
#139
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
How about little wigets that automate simple but labourous tasks?
For example I wrote a little command line wiget that appends [CRC] to the file name of all files in a directory if it doesnt already exist. (Where CRC is the CRC32 of the file)
I also have a wiget that runs at startup and cleans temp directories.
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Jul 14th, 2005, 03:43 PM
#140
Addicted Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
just a small question:
are we gonna have a coding contest or we just gonna sit here discussing it for a few more months..lol
just enter the ideas into a random generator and we will all do that one...
rob
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Jul 14th, 2005, 05:31 PM
#141
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Figure out a fast string searching algorithm.
(because I'm making one atm )
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Jul 14th, 2005, 08:32 PM
#142
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by makster246
...just enter the ideas into a random generator and we will all do that one...
rob
A contest to see who can create the best "random generator of ideas" program as the next contest.
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Jul 20th, 2005, 08:56 PM
#143
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
AH! I'll get on it right away!! I'll need the head start.
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Jul 22nd, 2005, 03:11 AM
#144
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by Merri
Figure out a fast string searching algorithm.
(because I'm making one atm )
This is a decent idea too. Easy to implement too (from a marking perspective).
I don't live here any more.
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Jul 22nd, 2005, 10:30 AM
#145
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Yea, like we dont know whos going to win that one, right Merri? :
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Jul 22nd, 2005, 11:10 AM
#146
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Well, it is hard to know: it is possible to make search strings that are slow with the algorithm I have, so a brute force search could beat it...
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Jul 22nd, 2005, 11:15 AM
#147
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
PM me with the code so I can use it to win Oh wait, I cant play since I am a Mod.
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Jul 22nd, 2005, 02:05 PM
#148
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
String searches are easy. If you know how. The VB6 standard search is by no means optimal. The VB.net one is better but still not perfect.
We can all learn from DEK.
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Jul 24th, 2005, 06:52 AM
#149
Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Well i think the best idea would be a photoshop like software! We could start with a basic framework and then all the people could come forward and post some filters! We can also keep increasing its functionality by making it flexible enough to add plugins? Wat u guys think?
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Jul 24th, 2005, 07:57 AM
#150
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
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Jul 24th, 2005, 11:23 AM
#151
Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Ok i got the view of the discussion wrong i thought we had all to make a software by joinin hands!
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Jul 24th, 2005, 02:27 PM
#152
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
The better tells me why people post offtopic so easily and why there are some many threads with bad titles
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Jul 25th, 2005, 02:54 AM
#153
Fanatic Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
I have an AWSOME IDEA! Lets actually START a coding contest!
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Jul 25th, 2005, 04:15 AM
#154
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by RapchikProgrammer
Ok i got the view of the discussion wrong i thought we had all to make a software by joinin hands!
And singing some traditional songs around a campfire no doubt.
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 05:50 AM
#155
Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
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Aug 28th, 2005, 02:37 PM
#156
Addicted Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
A Connect 4 AI engine which we compete with each other's engines.
Winner of course is who wins most games :P.
Maybe a league table?
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Aug 29th, 2005, 05:33 AM
#157
Addicted Member
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Or what about the fastest hash table implementation?
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Aug 30th, 2005, 01:19 PM
#158
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by Raedwulf
Or what about the fastest hash table implementation?
Guys, stop asking for fast stuff, guess who will win ? (Merri... )
I think we should have a contest that takes some math skills and logic, and not worry on how fast it is...
I think it's time to have a contest that is marked by complexity intested of speed...
Not that I don't like speed... but can never win while Merri (or ppl like him) are in the contest
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Aug 30th, 2005, 07:47 PM
#159
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Aug 31st, 2005, 12:20 AM
#160
Re: Future Contest Suggestions
Originally Posted by manavo11
Could you give an example? Cause I don't quite understand what you mean
Yea... ammm.... I was afraid you might ask that...
Evey single example I can think of, can be used for speed too.... but in terms of complexity, I was thinking something like a ray tracing program. It can get very complex, the more realistic you want it, the more complex it is...
But that kind of project can take a long time to do... I did one a long time ago in C++, I spent 6 months on it (then I lost all the code because of hard drive problems). Yes... I'm doing backups regularly since then....
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