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I don't know what to do!
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5 Aug, 2008 - 08:28 AM
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After the last couple of months, I've become compitent in Java programming so I can write a program. The only problem is that I don't know what to program! I feel like riping my eyes out of my socket because one of the reasons I learned was because I wanted to make open source software I wanted to use. So does anyone else have this problem?
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5 Aug, 2008 - 09:49 AM
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Write an IRC bot.
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5 Aug, 2008 - 09:53 AM
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Write something you would need, like a simple text editor. Anyway, you can always read some tech articles/books and find interesting ideas to implement. Take a Calculus book and try to solve a problem by creating an application, that will actually solve it. smile.gif
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5 Aug, 2008 - 10:20 AM
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QUOTE(PixelCard @ 5 Aug, 2008 - 10:53 AM) *

Write something you would need, like a simple text editor. Anyway, you can always read some tech articles/books and find interesting ideas to implement. Take a Calculus book and try to solve a problem by creating an application, that will actually solve it. smile.gif

Thanks! Does anyone else have any advise?
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5 Aug, 2008 - 12:09 PM
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Try finding a problem and writing a software solution to it. The Ubuntu community is notorious for writing graphical applications that help inexperienced users. smile.gif

Or just play around with new technologies until you get an idea.

Or go into game development.

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5 Aug, 2008 - 01:05 PM
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Try to write some program which is based on client server architecture. They are really challenging...
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6 Aug, 2008 - 08:34 AM
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Thanks PixelCard! I've decided to make a simple text editor called NText (Nerd Text) and I've started development today. biggrin.gif
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6 Aug, 2008 - 09:06 AM
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If you're just looking for challenges as opposed to whole projects, try some of these out:
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic50999.htm
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6 Aug, 2008 - 11:11 AM
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QUOTE(gabehabe @ 6 Aug, 2008 - 10:06 AM) *

If you're just looking for challenges as opposed to whole projects, try some of these out:
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic50999.htm

Thanks, I can't wait to get started!
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I recommend working a little with J2EE. Set up Tomcat or another application server on your computer and try to make some simple web apps.
Start with a web form to validate input etc.

once you do that maybe look into setting up a content management system and learning about that etc. Java is simply a HUGE area of technology and there is always things to learn.
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6 Aug, 2008 - 05:10 PM
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python is also fun to pick up and play around with smile.gif
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