Re: [LIP] Project ideas!

+++ Bharat Shetty [2004-09-17 10:36:44]:

> Hi people ,
> 
> Project Ideas Please!
> For some reasons , I am totally blank about project ideas for 7th sem
> Networking , Java and CGI project. I needed some really cool ideas . I
> dont want to reinvent the wheel. Now the constraints are


You need to do all three ? or just pick one ?

I'd go with either the networking or java... from the perspective of the
project adding value to your resume when you are out looking for a job in a
year!

> Networking
> ==========
> 
> 1) We are supposed to do in application layer
> 2) We are using C on linux ;)
> 3) We want one that can be coded within 3 months and we wanted Open
> Src projects ( no adding modules one please ). It would help if
> someone pointed us to some "not yet done " ideas in Linux environment.

Whats wrong with adding modules ? If it gets accepted by the project owner..
and you get to have your name in the project credits it's worth a lot more
than anything else and is an endorsement that your coding style/standards are
up to expectations of those projects(am talking about large/popular projects
with an active community of users/developers.)

These days some projects also have bounties for features/bugfixes etc.. so
you can even give a shot at making some $$$ ;-)

With something you do on your own... you'll mostly be re-inventing the
wheel.(re-inventing it badly... have seen students do stuff like
voip/video-conference etc... but when there are standards based stuff like
SIP/h323 etc... which have been developed/refined over the years... anything
you do over a 3 month won't match up.)

Gnomemeeting (gnomemeeting.org) has plans to add SIP support... check out if
you can help in that effort.


> Java
> ====
> 
> 1) Need a simple project that can be coded in weeks
> 2) The project is to develop some application that will exploit the
> graphics libs in java

Lots of 3D stuff have been added to the new java release I think... also java
midlets are cool...  Someone has recreated the Mario game for my Siemens S55
in Java! hardly 80kb.. and it's amazing! 

http://www.aquajava.hu/en/content.php?file=mobario-about

(looks like it now works on other java phones too)

BTW The new Siemens S65 has support for 3D Games on the phone! 

They have a developer portal on their site... and you can download SDKs from
there.. and probably even an emulator.

> CGI
> ===
> 
> 1) not sure which to pick PERL or PHP
> 2) any interface suggestions please

This is a wierd thing I hear all the time .. "CGI" makes it sound like it's a
big deal.. but all your program does is spew out HTML... it doesn't matter
what language you use... what defines/seperates your application from the
rest is what functionality it provides.

(A simple feedback form is CGI ... as is Google or Gmail! .. So what is your
project's scope going to be ?)

> ********************************************
> B.Bharat Shetty
> 6th semester CS&E

When does the 7th semester start ?


Kingsly
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