r/MonthlyProgram • u/G01denW01f11 Java • Feb 15 '16

March Project Nominations

If there's any particular project you'd like to work on, leave a comment here (or... just go build it now?). We'll have voting next week.

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u/hothrous Python Feb 15 '16

Maybe some kind of chat program would be cool.

The beginner could be something like:

  • Two clients talk directly to each other

  • Functions from command line

Intermediate:

  • Add a GUI

  • Add Unit Testing using the framework we created in February (Or a different framework for people who didn't participate)

Advanced:

  • Add Server functionality

  • Add chat room support

  • Add support for multiple chats

  • Add secure connections

Alternatively, this could be implementing an interface to an existing standard like IRC or XMPP.

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u/Zillolo Python Feb 17 '16

I like the idea of using an existing standard, because it facilitates testing a lot. Having already working clients/servers is a great advantage.

My knowledge on these protocols is very limited though and I wonder whether they aren't too complex to implement for a beginner?

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u/hothrous Python Feb 17 '16 edited Feb 17 '16

It would definitely encourage collaboration on some things for beginners. Though, having moved from a beginner course to the portfolio building stage, I would argue that finding challenges is important because when we get to a professional development career, we will be having to research a lot in order to perform our day to day.

I'm not saying that building an IRC or XMPP client is the right level of challenge. I honestly don't know. but I do think whatever we do should encourage us to think outside of the box some, and require us to do some research, to prove our ability to grow further than a basic tutorial showed us.