SkillGradedProjects

Project ideas graded by learnt skills

All below are cumulative - the next bullet assumes knowledge of the previous:

• You have learnt to output something
  • ASCII art, patterns
• You have learnt to retrieve input from the user
  • Mad libs
  • simple calculation
• You have learnt conditionals/branching statements
  • 20 questions
  • a very basic text adventure (interactive fiction)
• You have learnt loops
  • Number guessing game
  • 99 bottles of beer
  • Dice games
  • More patterns - repeat the patterns from early, but this time, use loops and conditionals
• You have learnt string manipulation
  • Hangman
• You've learnt arrays (lists, any form of collections)
  • Card games
  • Board games (like "Don't Angry", "Connect Four", "Tic Tac Toe", "Battleships", etc.)
  • Conway's Game Of Life
  • Dewdney's Wa-Tor
  • Sudoku (not the solver, though at this level)
• You have learnt how to read and write files
  • RPG Character Sheet generator/storage
  • Shopping list
  • Finance tracker
  • Simple data storage (CD collection, etc. - on a basic level)

My additions:

• You have learnt object-oriented programming:
  • Create a simple game using object-oriented design principles
  • Build a chatbot that can interact with users and respond to their messages
  • Develop a calculator with advanced mathematical functions
• You have learnt recursion:
  • Implement a recursive algorithm to solve a classic problem like the Tower of Hanoi or the Fibonacci sequence
  • Build a recursive maze generator and solver
  • Develop a recursive fractal generator, like the Sierpinski triangle or the Koch curve
• You have learnt data structures:
  • Implement a sorting algorithm like bubble sort, insertion sort, or quicksort
  • Build a binary search tree and implement basic operations like insertion, deletion, and search
  • Develop a priority queue using a heap data structure
• You have learnt exception handling:
  • Develop a file handling system that can handle different types of exceptions
  • Build a calculator that can handle divide-by-zero and other arithmetic exceptions
  • Create a program that can handle network exceptions like connection timeouts and socket errors
• You have learnt networking:
  • Build a simple chat application that can send and receive messages over a network
  • Develop a file sharing application that can transfer files between different computers on a network
  • Create a simple web server that can handle HTTP requests and serve static content
• You have learnt graph algorithms:
  • Implement a graph data structure and perform basic operations like adding and removing vertices and edges
  • Build a program that can perform shortest path calculations using Dijkstra's algorithm or Bellman-Ford algorithm
  • Develop a program that can perform network flow calculations using algorithms like Ford-Fulkerson or Edmonds-Karp