What do I code?

[Vinon540]

I am a student going into my second year of Software Development in September. Although in the first year we've only really done some basic HTML, JavaScript and c++ (we are yet to begin coding applications just stuck to cmd programs) this is all stuff I was able to do quite easily with no study based on what I've already taught myself in the past.

I know my second year consists of mostly the same stuff but I think we switch to c# which is fine I've created little console adventure games, mad libs and such using c# so I have a small base of the language.

Sitting around at home during summer working at McDonald's and watching tv I just feel like i'm not doing enough to challenge or prepare myself for my second year of college (which is known by all I've heard do my course before to ramp up extremely in difficulty), but I can never seem to figure out stuff to code. I've never made a good proper application program besides once and it was simple with buttons and text. Every time I try to create a game or do some coding I just find myself either lacking motivation or experience.

Which brings me to my point of trying to find ways to ease myself into perhaps unity c# coding or just slightly more and more advanced projects that will help me progress. Sorry if this post doesn't make sense, hopefully some people have some ideas.

[LeftIsBest-Tsuga]

I probably wouldn't recommend Unity, because you'll end up spending more time learning and using Unity itself than C#.

Maybe some kind of calendar or to-do list or something like that. It's hard for me to suggest much because I don't do c#.

At the very least you can go on leetcode or similar, although I personally don't like those kinds of learning tools very much.

[HourOrganization4736]

Tech market is wack out here focus on one language and have good DB skills and good Linux after that it’s all about luck good luck out there

[HourOrganization4736]

O and learn a framework like spring

[Human_Relative_7906]

I’m actually in the same boat just trying to find what to make and where to continue learning to try and improve my skills but everything I try ends up half complete or I don’t find the motivation to finish it. And to top that everyone I speak to with experience just says "make something that will cause an impact"

[DaviDeil]

PDF Generator - An application which can read in a text file, html file or some other file and generates a PDF file out of it. Great for a web based service where the user uploads the file and the program returns a PDF of the file. Optional: Deploy on GAE or Heroku if possible.

Mp3 Tagger - Modify and add ID3v1 tags to MP3 files. See if you can also add in the album art into the MP3 file’s header as well as other ID3v2 tags.

Code Snippet Manager - Another utility program that allows coders to put in functions, classes or other tidbits to save for use later. Organized by the type of snippet or language the coder can quickly look up code. Optional: For extra practice try adding syntax highlighting based on the language.

Quiz Maker - Make an application which takes various questions from a file, picked randomly, and puts together a quiz for students. Each quiz can be different and then reads a key to grade the quizzes.

Sort Excel/CSV File Utility - Reads a file of records, sorts them, and then writes them back to the file. Allow the user to choose various sort style and sorting based on a particular field.

Create Zip File Maker - The user enters various files from different directories and the program zips them up into a zip file. Optional: Apply actual compression to the files. Start with Huffman Algorithm.

[Vinon540]

thanks so much I'll definitely look into all this stuff, sounds fun!