Looking for a Project Idea? Start Here!

[AustinB]

Since their is new posts almost daily asking for ideas for a programming project I was surprised that their wasn't a topic like this already made, so I decided to take it into my own hands and create one. The projects will be sorted into four categories Beginner, Intermediate, Hard, and Advanced. If you have an idea for a project or a projects difficulty should be altered either post a reply or private message me. The threads visual appeal will improve over time.

• Beginner
  • Text Based Game
  • Magic 8 Ball 
  • Key Logger
  • Fibonacci Sequence Generator 
  • Vowel Counter (Count the vowels in a string)
  • Word Counter (Count the words in a string)
  • Check if Palindrome (Word can be spelled the backwards and forwards Example: Racecar, Kayak)
  • Hangman Game
• Intermediate
  • Calculator
  • Reverse a String (Input: Programming, Output: gnimmargorP)
  • Black Jack (Game)
  • Conway's Game of Life (Sim)
  • Tic - Tac - Toe (Game)
  • Automatic Backup
  • SMS Bomber (App that spams a certain message to someones phone)
  • Quote Tracker (A program which can go out and check the current value of stocks for a list of symbols entered by the user)
  • Get Current Weather based on Postal/Area code from various sources
  • Port Scanner (Get available ports on you're IP address)
  • Country IP Look up (Get Country based on IP)
  • Hotel Reservation System (Build a hotel reservation system)
  • Battleship Game
  • Watermarking application(Add watermarks to images or video)
• Hard
  • Sudoku Solver
  • Web Crawler
  • Simple Shopping Cart and Checkout
  • Basic Algebra Solver
  • FTP Program
  • P2P File Sharing App (Example: LimeWire, FrostWire)
  • YouTube Downloader (Download Audio, or Audio and Video from given url)
• Advanced
  • Encryption /  Decryption Algorithm
  • Build a Hashing Algorithm
  • Simple Operating System
  • Web Forum (Like LTT)
  • Build a screen capture program (Screenshot or video)
  • Build a Framework

Feel Free to post results, state the language used.

July 14th 2015

 

Added:

• Reverse a String (Input: Programming, Output: gnimmargorP)
• Vowel Counter (Count the vowels in a string)
• Quote Tracker (A program which can go out and check the current value of stocks for a list of symbols entered by the user)
• Word Counter (Count the words in a string)
• Check if Palindrome (Word can be spelled the backwards and forwards Example: Racecar, Kayak)
• FTP Program
• Get Current Weather based on Postal/Zip code from various sources
• P2P File Sharing App (Example: LimeWire, FrostWire)
• Port Scanner (Get available ports on you're IP)
• Country IP Look up (Get Country based on IP)
• Postal / Zip code look up (Enter a zip or postal code and have it return which city/cities that are in that zip code.)
• Hotel Reservation System (Build a hotel reservation system)
• Web Forum (Like LTT)
• YouTube Downloader (Download Audio, or Audio and Video from given url)
• Build a screen capture program (Screenshot or video)
• Hangman Game
• Battleship Game
• Watermarking application(Add watermarks to images or video)
• Build a Framework

[spoiler=Sources:]

• http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/78802-martyr2s-mega-project-ideas-list/
• http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Programming_Tasks
• https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/2a9ygh/1000_beginner_programming_projects_xpost/

[Pugs501]

What are we making this on?

 

Because my Friend made Tic Tac Toe and Connect 4 using the serial monitor in the arduino programing Software

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What are we making this on?

 

Because my Friend made Tic Tac Toe and Connect 4 using the serial monitor in the arduino programing Software

 

A real language, ha jk.

 

 

Thanks for the ideas.

[AustinB]

What are we making this on?

 

Because my Friend made Tic Tac Toe and Connect 4 using the serial monitor in the arduino programing Software

Basically a project list for people whom are looking for an idea to start building upon. It isn't really aimed towards any single platform, languages or system.

[burnttoastnice]

A mod should pin this thread. Nice list you got there

[HellaflushMcSwaggins]

Subbed, bookmarked in Chrome, now I only need motivation lol

[AustinB]

Update: July 14th 2015

 

Added:

• Reverse a String (Input: Programming, Output: gnimmargorP)
• Vowel Counter (Count the vowels in a string)
• Quote Tracker (A program which can go out and check the current value of stocks for a list of symbols entered by the user)
• Word Counter (Count the words in a string)
• Check if Palindrome (Word can be spelled the backwards and forwards Example: Racecar, Kayak)
• FTP Program
• Get Current Weather based on Postal/Zip code from various sources
• P2P File Sharing App (Example: LimeWire, FrostWire)
• Port Scanner (Get available ports on you're IP)
• Country IP Look up (Get Country based on IP)
• Postal / Zip code look up (Enter a zip or postal code and have it return which city/cities that are in that zip code.)
• Hotel Reservation System (Build a hotel reservation system)
• Web Forum (Like LTT)
• YouTube Downloader (Download Audio, or Audio and Video from given url)
• Build a screen capture program (Screenshot or video)
• Hangman Game
• Battleship Game
• Watermarking application(Add watermarks to images or video)
• Build a Framework

 

 

A real language, ha jk.

 

 

Thanks for the ideas.

A mod should pin this thread. Nice list you got there 

Thanks, just added more.

 

Subbed, bookmarked in Chrome, now I only need motivation lol

Thanks, If you haven't learnt a language I would start out with either Java, C# or Javascript (Front and Back-end Web Language) 

[HellaflushMcSwaggins]

Thanks, If you haven't learnt a language I would start out with either Java, C# or Javascript (Front and Back-end Web Language) 

What can I do in Java, for example? When I went to IT class (first semester of the first year of high school, after that I transferred to a different highschool, and with a different specialization) I used to write some really simple, basic code in Pascal and "learn" pseudocode(I never understood pseudocode so that's why I almost failed that class) and I managed to draw simple stuff with * as pixels,and also I could change the color of them, but I didn't learn any C there because C was for the second semester and I transferred.

No matter how much I get distracted from it, I always keep getting back and sometimes watching or reading about programs or programming and tech in general.

[AustinB]

What can I do in Java, for example? When I went to IT class (first semester of the first year of high school, after that I transferred to a different highschool, and with a different specialization) I used to write some really simple, basic code in Pascal and "learn" pseudocode(I never understood pseudocode so that's why I almost failed that class) and I managed to draw simple stuff with * as pixels,and also I could change the color of them, but I didn't learn any C there because C was for the second semester and I transferred.

No matter how much I get distracted from it, I always keep getting back and sometimes watching or reading about programs or programming and tech in general.

Everything on the current list plus more. Though I wouldn't recommend writing a web forum in Java.

[SSL]

I recommend writing a web framework as an advanced project. Done it, it's quite educational.

[AustinB]

I recommend writing a web framework as an advanced project. Done it, it's quite educational.

Thanks for the suggestion, It has been added.