It's time to start on a new project.
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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Sell it in the iPhone application store. Damn near anything can be sold there. One of the most popular apps at one point just had a fancy button that, when tapped, would emit audio that says "that's what she said" (or something like that).
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I want to create something real
And so you think "real" is an economy simulation game??? That's, ummmm, interesting! Tell you what, I have a "real" need: an app that watches files and, when they are updated, runs a "script" that copies or moves them (one of the configuration options) to one or more target destination folders. I'd also like to be able to execute a command-line, ummm, command, such as committing the change to source control (SVN in this case). I'd like to have a usable (not snazzy, just usable) UI for configuration (serialized to XML) and can also run as a background process (doesn't have to be a service per se, just a background applet that sits on the taskbar as one of those little icons) that can be put in the startup folder. Because of the way the file watcher works, it should be configurable to "do its thing" after a time delay, and if it doesn't succeed because the file is still locked, it should try again. A log of activity is essential, and a weird thing I've noticed about the file watcher class in .NET is that it doesn't seem to support paths--the file being watched has to be in the folder that the application is pointing to when it launches (the "start in" in a shortcut properties), but I may be wrong about that, though in my testing I haven't gotten it to work right when I specify a relative or a full path. I've searched for something like this and haven't found anything that meets those simple requirements, so I was going to write one and post it on CP, but haven't gotten around to it. So, I'll pay you $100 to write it, and you can publish it on CP if I can be the co-author. [humor]The gauntlet has been thrown down!!![/humor] Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
I'll pay you $100 to write it
Really?
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Marc Clifton wrote:
I'll pay you $100 to write it
Really?
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
Really?
Yeah, really. In fact, if you think that's not enough, we can negotiate. I want to be fair, but I don't want to break the bank, as it were. Did I mention, C#? It would be up to you if you want to make a WPF-based front end, and if you really wanted to have fun, the logic for the behavior might be well suited for F#. Since it's potentially a good candidate for threading and being data driven (file stamps being the driving data), the concepts in this snazzy article[^] might be interesting to play with. The point is to have fun! And boy, would I find this thing useful. Marc
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Sell it in the iPhone application store. Damn near anything can be sold there. One of the most popular apps at one point just had a fancy button that, when tapped, would emit audio that says "that's what she said" (or something like that).
aspdotnetdev wrote:
Damn near anything can be sold there.
As long as it conforms to the whims of the app store moderators
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
Really?
Yeah, really. In fact, if you think that's not enough, we can negotiate. I want to be fair, but I don't want to break the bank, as it were. Did I mention, C#? It would be up to you if you want to make a WPF-based front end, and if you really wanted to have fun, the logic for the behavior might be well suited for F#. Since it's potentially a good candidate for threading and being data driven (file stamps being the driving data), the concepts in this snazzy article[^] might be interesting to play with. The point is to have fun! And boy, would I find this thing useful. Marc
I'll do it. It will be written in C#, with a Windows Forms GUI. I will probably throw in a command-line interface.
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I'll do it. It will be written in C#, with a Windows Forms GUI. I will probably throw in a command-line interface.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I'll do it
Neato! Can you send me a direct email with your contact info? Marc
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
Really?
Yeah, really. In fact, if you think that's not enough, we can negotiate. I want to be fair, but I don't want to break the bank, as it were. Did I mention, C#? It would be up to you if you want to make a WPF-based front end, and if you really wanted to have fun, the logic for the behavior might be well suited for F#. Since it's potentially a good candidate for threading and being data driven (file stamps being the driving data), the concepts in this snazzy article[^] might be interesting to play with. The point is to have fun! And boy, would I find this thing useful. Marc
I think you might want to stipulate when this should be ready - after all, deadlines inspire some people.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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What about a program that will monitor the stock exchanges for a while and then it tries to predict the best time to buy/sell stocks, you could make a hell of a lot more than $100.
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
That's actually one of my projects/papers that I did while at university.
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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To do any sort of decent [economic] simulation you need a thorough understanding of both automata (both DFA and NDFA) (state machines go hand in hand here) along with Stochastic processes and the Mathematics involved. Markovian Models[^] and Probability Theory are crucial to your endeavor's success. If you're serious about it, you can always check with me regarding either and especially the Mathematics.
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I think you might want to stipulate when this should be ready - after all, deadlines inspire some people.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
I've already started some tests.
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To do any sort of decent [economic] simulation you need a thorough understanding of both automata (both DFA and NDFA) (state machines go hand in hand here) along with Stochastic processes and the Mathematics involved. Markovian Models[^] and Probability Theory are crucial to your endeavor's success. If you're serious about it, you can always check with me regarding either and especially the Mathematics.
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
To do any sort of decent [economic] simulation you need a thorough understanding of both automata (both DFA and NDFA) (state machines go hand in hand here) along with Stochastic processes and the Mathematics involved. Markovian Models[^] and Probability Theory are crucial to your endeavor's success.
He hasn't got time for any of that crap. He doesn't even have time to look up what those words mean. The boy want to write code!
The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed — we have tried law, compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of. ~ Albert Jay Nock
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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I've written the program for you. I think you will find it useful. Just edit the size of Const Size and the MyList() values.
Const Size = 1000
Dim MyList(Size) as String
MyList(0) = "Stock exchanges" ' A gambling game
MyList(1) = "The automatic program writing application"
MyList(2) = "A program that needs to be upgraded every few months" ' Send more money for upgrade.
MyList(3) = ...
MyList(4) = ...
...
...MsgBox("My new project will be "+MyList(Rnd(Size)))
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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Here's an idea that will get you into WPF if you haven't already and also require you to interface with COM. WPF is outstanding for rendering bitmap images but it only supports 7 common bitmap formats out of the box. What are sorely missing are classes that derive from BitmapDecoder and BitmapEncoder that provide access to camera raw formats. I've often thought that it would be possible to start with Smaller Animals' Win32 libraries, ImgSource (for the high level library) and SARAW for access to camera raw formats, and wrap them in the Microsoft WIC COM libraries. WIC stands for Windows Imaging Component. I've only found one commercial product that provides this and it costs $3,000 for the library. The Smaller Animals ImgSource and SARAW would only set you back about a hundred dollars and I'm sure you'd have an eager audience for the WPF wrappers you would develop, selling your product for $200 a pop. I have a test application you could use to test it with. The Website for accessing the application is here: http://www.PowerPhotoTools.com and I could help you out (or anyone else interested in the project.
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details.
If you can, share them with users, and so they can share with you their opinions; after that there will be some men wanting to work with you. you can be group and make money Online. more than 100$, of course.
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
To do any sort of decent [economic] simulation you need a thorough understanding of both automata (both DFA and NDFA) (state machines go hand in hand here) along with Stochastic processes and the Mathematics involved. Markovian Models[^] and Probability Theory are crucial to your endeavor's success.
He hasn't got time for any of that crap. He doesn't even have time to look up what those words mean. The boy want to write code!
The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed — we have tried law, compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of. ~ Albert Jay Nock
Holy do diddle! How the heck are you Jon?
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I want to create something real
And so you think "real" is an economy simulation game??? That's, ummmm, interesting! Tell you what, I have a "real" need: an app that watches files and, when they are updated, runs a "script" that copies or moves them (one of the configuration options) to one or more target destination folders. I'd also like to be able to execute a command-line, ummm, command, such as committing the change to source control (SVN in this case). I'd like to have a usable (not snazzy, just usable) UI for configuration (serialized to XML) and can also run as a background process (doesn't have to be a service per se, just a background applet that sits on the taskbar as one of those little icons) that can be put in the startup folder. Because of the way the file watcher works, it should be configurable to "do its thing" after a time delay, and if it doesn't succeed because the file is still locked, it should try again. A log of activity is essential, and a weird thing I've noticed about the file watcher class in .NET is that it doesn't seem to support paths--the file being watched has to be in the folder that the application is pointing to when it launches (the "start in" in a shortcut properties), but I may be wrong about that, though in my testing I haven't gotten it to work right when I specify a relative or a full path. I've searched for something like this and haven't found anything that meets those simple requirements, so I was going to write one and post it on CP, but haven't gotten around to it. So, I'll pay you $100 to write it, and you can publish it on CP if I can be the co-author. [humor]The gauntlet has been thrown down!!![/humor] Marc
Hey I was reading this great article that gets you almost all the way there... http://fak3r.com/2009/09/14/howto-build-your-own-open-source-dropbox-clone/
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Hey I was reading this great article that gets you almost all the way there... http://fak3r.com/2009/09/14/howto-build-your-own-open-source-dropbox-clone/
todd.deland wrote:
Hey I was reading this great article that gets you almost all the way there...
Way overkill. :) Marc
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When it starts to get cold out, I get the urge to write software, and I also get the urge to learn everything I can about software development. I want to create something real, not a little demo program demonstrating some algorithm or new technique. I am thinking about building an economy simulation game, nothing real fancy. It won't have any graphics to write home about, mostly just lines, textured blocks, purely 2d. I have some good ideas, I've been thinking about it for a while. I won't disclose too many details. The thing is though, I want to make some money. My goal is to make 100 dollars (a modest goal) somehow. Any ideas on how to do that? I doubt it will be a worthy enough game for people to pay money to download.
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Create an account to freelancer.com and knock yourself out. You just need to outbid other developers
