Need ideas for major project

[hellowonn]

I need ideas for a major school programming project. We have about ten weeks to do it, it can be pretty much anything, but I'll have to check with the professor first. Anything?

[mendhak]

Moved to gen dev.

The most common school project suggestions I've seen are library management systems, attendance systems and the like.

I saw an interesting one the other day in which someone was trying to connect to the 'nearest' database in a replicated SQL Server database scenario.

[oceanebelle]

1) Class and Exam Management System.

2) Internet Cafe Management System.

3) Snake game.

[Hack]

Something database related for sure.

Is this supposed to be a desktop or web based application?

[Kasracer]

Massively Multiplayer Snake Game!

[Jenner]

Massively Multiplayer Snake Game!

Bah... played one MMOSG you've played them all...

[oceanebelle]

Bah... played one MMOSG you've played them all...

Snake Game is different of course! The others are just spaghetti c0d, with this MMSG, it's not just spaghetti c0d but also spaghetti screen!
yeh, I know lame.

Or you could make a website that is data driven. Articles, Links, etc.

[Shaggy Hiker]

If you are dealing with databases, then certainly do a database program. If you are not, then what subjects are you considering? Games are certainly popular, whether snake or otherwise, but if you want to baffle your professor, consider a genetic algorithm. It will be a bit harder figuring out what to evolve, but it could turn into a very strange program indeed.

[hellowonn]

Sorry, should have been clearer. We're doing desktop based applications, I want to try doing something in C++ because that's what I'm learning at the moment. An ascii snake game would be pretty fun. But im not going to learn a whole graphics api/library or something, thats a whole different level.

[Hack]

Some games in C++

[oceanebelle]

Sorry, should have been clearer. We're doing desktop based applications, I want to try doing something in C++ because that's what I'm learning at the moment. An ascii snake game would be pretty fun. But im not going to learn a whole graphics api/library or something, thats a whole different level.

A matrix solver. We had to create an app before which we were going to use in our final examination in place of a calculator.

[Jenner]

A matrix solver. We had to create an app before which we were going to use in our final examination in place of a calculator.

LOL, I had a great professor for Differential Equations using Laplace Transforms... we struggled through that class all year. Finally, the weekend before the final, the professor said he'd hold a study session Saturday morning. Only about 1/4 of the class showed up. We did example problems for about 3 hours...

Then the professor gets this look and tells us, "You know, since the whole class is doing poorly and you guys are the truly dedicated to be here on a Saturday morning, I'm going to show you something neat..."

He then showed us how to solve the equations using the Gauss-Jordan matrix method explaining "They generally don't teach this method to undergrads; they want you to learn everything Newtonian style as an undergrad. Since you guys showed up today, I don't care if you use this method on the final." What was taking us 45 minutes per problem suddenly took 5 minutes!

Next Monday, during the two hour long Differential Equations final, exactly one-quarter of the class got up after about a half hour and turned in their tests. The rest went the full two hours.