Dethredic

So, I am learning C# at school and so far it is pretty easy.

I can't think of any programs that I would like to make (I'm not very creative) so I was wondering if there is a good place to find basic programs I can try to create or if any of you have ideas for something. I just want to build a solid foundation of the basics, before I move on to GUI and stuff. I just find I learn better struggling with programs rather than reading books / websites or listening to my prof.

So far I just have basic knowledge of console stuff, loops, methods and I am starting to figure out objects.
I read the FAQ and it did help, but again applying my knowledge helps more than reading it

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hometoast

Here's one for starters:

Take an indeterminate number of images, present each Nth (configurable) item to the user, ask the user to identify and enter a numeric value from the image, then rename the image accordingly (numericvalue.tiff).

Then send to me and I'll give it to my boss and take credit for it


in all honesty, think of anything you might use that seems simple then create one for yourself.

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Norman Bum

I remember reading up on this a while ago when i was interested in getting into programming.

Some ideas:
- A personal scheduling program
- Something that interacts with the internet, for example: set up a program that uses SMTP to communicate with your e-mail.
- Create a personal screen saver
etc.

I think MSDN (Microsoft Development) has some free activities you can download that give you plenty of ideas.

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hometoast

Ooh! norman reminded me.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/default.aspx

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rabidgnome229

Take a look at programming competitions. They usually have interesting small scale problems to tackle. ACM is a popular one IIRC