Hi, everybody. I've been studying C# (using Visual C# 2008 Express) for several months and I think I've got the basics down pretty well at this point, so now I want to create a moderately ambitious application to consolidate and grow my skills. Any suggestions for what kind of app would utilize the full set of skills that would be expected from a preprofessional level student?
BobLewiston 0 Junior Poster
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
I am somewhat in the same position as you, I started about a year ago. Do ANYTHING you can imagine and that you would like to accomplish. I made a console calculator(look in the code snippets) and I also did a calculator that looks a bit like the one we all know but with special buttons. You could do a sudoku solver, I still like to do a game like MasterMind or Tetris. Those games exist that is not the point, I find it fun to do it my way. I made a little sql database with info and pictures from my friends. (It worked , currently the DB is corrupted, too much experiments on my part?)
It is hard to choose for someone else. Get yourself a goal and try to accomplish it, succes!
serkan sendur 821 Postaholic Banned Featured Poster
start creating custom components and improve component based programming then publish your components in here so we can later enhance them. i usually post all the components i create(not the commercial ones though).
you can start by creating derived buttons or textboxes. it is really entertaining dude. when i was an asp.net developer, my favorite hobby was developing asp.net toolbox items which encapsulated javascript for the most time.
Diamonddrake 397 Master Poster
A good start would be something you need. I created a slew of tools that would help me in my every day endeavors, examples, a notepad clone tailored to my everyday needs including a dozen text sorting functions, a url escape sequence translator to help me download things from the net, a custom download manager for downloading any type of file from a path, a simple system tray mp3 player to keep my workspace clean, an xml based todo list app that logs dates that I complete certain objectives and shows me a productivity report when I need to know how well I am spending my time.
There is no standard for a moderate difficulty project. Some things an ambitious project would include would be:
some custom drawn controls.
using custom event handlers.
saving data in XML or a DB.
networking support.
multi-threading.
and if really ambitious skin support, and docking to screen edges.
you shouldn't write a needless program. There is too much crap ware already out there, Thats why I learned to program. So I could create software I needed instead of spending hours searching for software that won't really do what I need.
So ask yourself as a computer enthusiast, what do you need a program to do?
DdoubleD 315 Posting Shark
Here are some considerations if you intend to market your skills with prospective employers:
- find out what the employers in your area are developing
- check out freelance development sites to see what kinds of consulting contracts are in high demand
- do the same with job posting websites
Other considerations:
- import/export data to existing popular applications
- design/refine your objects so the functionality can be plugged into multiple interfaces with ease
Regards,
David
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