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1 year of college programing... summer project/topic?
So I just finished my first year of college programming. I was wondering if anyone here has suggestions or advice for me about a summer project.
For an estimate of what I know.. I've written a blackjack "AI", sorry simulator, a doubly linked list to power to RPN calculator and call center, and more. Now, I have 2 ideas of what I want to work on over the summer,
Idea 1
I am really interested in making programs with graphics. Everything I have done resides within the command prompt, and its just so unappealing.
Not like games, but just a way to make interfaces on my programs. Something to make my programs look like this
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhCEXOD8ywA8875W2JYuvXqoU-myKVDcaHGGAaspC7b37VpUrD
I have a feeling that won't last me all summer though. If I wanted to step it up to the next level. Something like this
http://www1.pcmag.com/media/images/231438-starcraft-2-wings-of-liberty-start-screen.jpg
With custom buttons and menus, and maybe even an animated background.
However, would this be programming or more graphic design? And, do you guys feel I have the skills to start working in this area?
Idea 2
This idea, is a little more interesting than graphics and more fun to me, but much more difficult I think. Cryptology.
It seems like a little more math than programming though. I took a discrete math course, so I know about complexity and stuff.
That's really all I have to say about this topic. I don't really know where to start here. But learning/working with the programming side of cryptography is something that has always interested me.
I made a program based off this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher
to send stuff back and fourth with my friends for fun, it works well and I really enjoyed it.
Do I have the skills to start working in this area? I am not sure, thats why I am asking :D. And if so, does anyone know where a good place to start would be?
Thank you!
For an estimate of what I know.. I've written a blackjack "AI", sorry simulator, a doubly linked list to power to RPN calculator and call center, and more. Now, I have 2 ideas of what I want to work on over the summer,
Idea 1
I am really interested in making programs with graphics. Everything I have done resides within the command prompt, and its just so unappealing.
Not like games, but just a way to make interfaces on my programs. Something to make my programs look like this
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhCEXOD8ywA8875W2JYuvXqoU-myKVDcaHGGAaspC7b37VpUrD
I have a feeling that won't last me all summer though. If I wanted to step it up to the next level. Something like this
http://www1.pcmag.com/media/images/231438-starcraft-2-wings-of-liberty-start-screen.jpg
With custom buttons and menus, and maybe even an animated background.
However, would this be programming or more graphic design? And, do you guys feel I have the skills to start working in this area?
Idea 2
This idea, is a little more interesting than graphics and more fun to me, but much more difficult I think. Cryptology.
It seems like a little more math than programming though. I took a discrete math course, so I know about complexity and stuff.
That's really all I have to say about this topic. I don't really know where to start here. But learning/working with the programming side of cryptography is something that has always interested me.
I made a program based off this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher
to send stuff back and fourth with my friends for fun, it works well and I really enjoyed it.
Do I have the skills to start working in this area? I am not sure, thats why I am asking :D. And if so, does anyone know where a good place to start would be?
Thank you!
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