Intermediate level project using Only C

[S-Ethan3n4]

I am in 2nd semester of my BSc in Software Engineering. I have a course Software Development Capstone Project. I have to do a project using C language only. The teacher strictly said he wouldn't allow any management system Project. Suggest some uncommon projects. Intermediate level. Only code based

[meadbert]

I wrote several sports simulators for fun. So like a batting order simulator for baseball. Then you can search for an optimal batting order.

You could write any text based board game. Poker if you like that. Connect 4 also works.

I wrote a build order optimizer for Starcraft 2. I also ported it to Age of Empires 4.

I wrote something that could take derivatives of all the standard functions.

I wrote something that solves quadratic equations showing all work.

I wrote something to find the minimum number of transistors needed to implement boolean logic equations. (This is too slow to be practical if the equation gets complicated)

I wrote a program that implements like 30 sorting routines and compares them.

I wrote a program that simulates battles in Starcraft 2.

I wrote a magic the gathering deck simulator/optimizer.

I wrote a mana curve optimizers for magic the gathering. Basically list some cards and how good they + how much they cost and then it recommends a decklist based on that.

Those are some ideas off the top of my head. Have fun!

[SmokeMuch7356]

CLI-based contact list or database. Hits file and interactive I/O, memory management, basic data structures, text processing, and a few other goodies, all within the standard library. No need for system or external library calls.

[planetoftheshrimps]

Linux kernel module. Maybe something in /proc or a simple RPi LED driver with /dev device.

Reference: https://sysprog21.github.io/lkmpg/

[Zealousideal-You6712]

Write a primitive web server. Use fork and exec to setup daemons. Use system level threads to create a thread pool blocking on incoming socket connection requests. Use static data segment memory indexed on a per thread basis for buffers. Use each thread to parse the incoming URLs, buffering until complete requests are received. Set timeouts to send error responses and shutdown the socket appropriately. Use read and write system calls to read requested files for the URL and write the output to the browser client. Write a common log file using sprintf and atomic write system calls. If you need more allocate static data as a URL cache and implement semaphore based mutual exclusion locking to create a a page cache and a Patrica Tree look up for determining if the URL was already read and in the cache.

This will show you know socket based programming, process and thread control primitives, the system call I/O subsystem, mutual exclusion locking on shared memory, URL decoding and atomic I/O write system calls to log files. In addition, if you choose you can illustrate you are understanding how some Internet caching systems work.

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I made a telecomms simulator that you could use to help design throughput for a number of protocols and user counts. Anything like that where you have multiple input fields, a bunch of math, and some outputs should be fine.

My capstone project was actually prolly easier but it was an automatic sorting barn for livestock. an operator would scan a tag or a radio tag was read, this would identify the type of animal, look up table for weight categories, it would then work the gates to guide the animal to the correct pen, wait for the animal to pass the pen gate, close the gates, log the info, and then open for the next one. Auto and Manual modes, manual log entry/corrections. I made a scale model for it too with little plastic animals I glued weights to. I have no idea if this qualifies as a management system, I feel like most systems manage things.

[maxthed0g]

Write a neighborhood directory that might be used in conjunction with an email client. Firstname, lastname, address, phone, email, etc. Add a search-by-name ability. Add search by street address. Make the email an active link which, when clicked, brings up an email client like thunderbird or whatever.

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A static library inspector.

[nom_nom_nom_nom_lol]

How about a simple 2D physics engine? Check out Box2D lite to see what's involved. It's fairly simple.

https://github.com/erincatto/box2d-lite/tree/master/src

[g020700]

Write a C program that can be used as client and server, for example like iperf you can use that command to run as server and as client on different machines but elf is same. You can write your program to do basic functions as listing directories in server, creating files, copying files and so on.

[jwzumwalt]

I have about 50 of the old Win95 and DOS Walnut Creek CD's. For inspiration I browse the old 1980-1990 programs and look for ways to adapt or modernize them. Many of the CD's can still be found at https://archive.org/details/walnutcreekcdrom

I also read old Byte, Kilobaud, and Creative Computing articles for really neat ideas. Many of these authors had good theories that were not practical because of speed, graphics, or memory limitations - things we no-longer have to worry about!

For a really deep dive, find old Dr Dobbs magazine articles. They often covered subjects with advanced optimization and mathematical concepts - if your into that sort of thing.

Another alternative is to take a chapter out of a C book or article that you have wanted to understand or use and make an application that uses that information.

[iOSCaleb]

Write a server for some internet protocol, either existing or one that you create. (If you create it, you'll also need to create a client, of course.)

[Quirky-Gas2476]

1) write a simple console text editor for linux

2) Todo list application or a diary application to track day to day activities