With .Net, C++ or Java, which projects really shine in a career expo?

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I am in my second year of computer and information system engineering.In our third and fourth year, we will be having a career expo. The idea is- Industry experts will come, they will see our projects and if they are really impressed by the work, they will interview us, and we may get the job :) Now this is really important that I do something innovative that has commercial value as well.

In third year I will be learning ASP.NET and SQL(in vacations I will learn the basics- HTML, CSS, Javascript..). Should I go with Web Development options or above specified object oriented languages can do the job.What will you suggest? Don't worry that I am mixing many platforms and how I can master these- that's my passion to learn.
If you wish, Kindly give some project ideas,little specification,a bit of implementation details and the required skill for it. I need the ideas for third and fourth year(a big final year project) as I will be facing the career expo two times.

Thanks alot for your precious time:)

Posted 24-Sep-11 15:35pm

WajihaAhmed

Updated 26-Sep-11 12:01pm

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Emilio Garavaglia 25-Sep-11 4:06am

When posting question about school and instruction don't forget to tell us where are you from.
School years are not the same all over the world, and school titles don't necessarily match exactly one over another.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Sep-11 21:42pm

Quite agree with you; I would say schools can be dramatically different.
That's why I tried to give an answer using only some "common denominator" based phenomena, please see.
--SA

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Well, do you have a hobby?

Anything outside software development but related to just the use of computers? Music? Fine Arts? Crafts? Sports? Video? Photography? Collectibles (and hence, some photography)? Literature? Playing with kids, teaching them? Do you learn Industrial Design? Drawing? Music? Musical theory? History? Would like to have some computer-assisted learning tools? What kind of new software tool would you enjoy yourself?

Besides, if your passion is software development itself, think about some annoying works you had to do? Would you like to have some tools which would make your work better, faster, less boring and more creative?

Many people shared the experience that the only really good kind of software is something that people did for themselves. Developers and their clients always misunderstood each other and created something that they would not gladly use and not what their customers really wanted.

This is not the case when a software developer creates something that she or he really likes and wants to use.

Hope it will help you to search in right direction.

—SA

Posted 26-Sep-11 12:38pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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WajihaAhmed 28-Sep-11 9:03am

That's the Point!!

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In terms of what way to take your development, I believe it really depends on what you are making, and what platform you are developing for.
First you need to have your idea in mind, once you have that choose what platform you wish to run the application on and how it will run. Then compare the different development options that are available to you.

Most of all document everything, document your design choices, if you come upto a problem, document it and document how you solved the problem. This is impressive to any employer and shows that you are able to troubleshoot for yourself and gives them an insight into your thought process.

I would recommend that you design your application soundly, have a read through some design patterns and put in place where necessary.

If you know who is coming to view your work, do some research on them and see how you can taylor things around their business, even if you don't have the most impressive solution, they'll be impressed that you've made the effort to specifically research their company.

Posted 26-Sep-11 12:50pm

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WajihaAhmed 28-Sep-11 11:52am

5!I totally agree.Documentation is really really essential.Proper design solves most of the problem :),rest is done by the code.
I am considering two projects in java(which I will be starting learning soon):
1. Web crawler(I did some documentation for that)
2. When i was searching, I came across the concepy "domain specific languages". I am also interested in it, and hope after completing the first one, I will be doing that(If i am not indulge in something else:))

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-24T16:10:00

Asking questions like that is a pretty sure way to make a work which is not innovating.

Innovation comes when you really invent something, not matter what tools or platforms you use. If someone reading your question has any innovative idea, it is unlikely that this person shares it with you. If someone suggests you the idea for a work, one of the two is very likely: 1) the idea is obvious and already known, may lead to some innovative work, but the implementation is hardly feasible, 2) the idea is not innovating at all. I hope you follow the logic here and I don't have to explain why.

At the same time, coming to an innovative project idea is not so much of a miracle. Usually it comes from real-life practice, deep understanding of problems in the field you're familiar with, and some kind of innovative way of thinking, fantasy. The innovative ideas are often put forward by young researchers or students (usually hard-working and deeply thinking ones) or people changing the field of work as such people have the benefit of having fresh view of things.

—SA

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