My job has me in OO PHP, Javascript, and Actionscript, I used to program in C++, Java, ASP.net, I haven't in 5+ years and I want to apply to jobs that use those languages and perhaps others, what kind of project can I do to show potential employers that I can still program in other languages? Are tutorial projects enough?
Ask HN: What weekend Project to show off ability to develop in other languages?
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#4Knowing a language versus getting creative with it is different. Perhaps start with criteria for a project larger then a todo app. The project would need to deal with databases, session / account management, tracking input/output, maybe some calculations, parsing, multiple forms/screens, and maybe reporting, anything else? But would that all make it a bit much for it's worth to an employer?
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#5MP3 player.
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#6Maybe try and contribute to an open source project? Find some bugs and create fixes, I'm sure it will look good on your resume and you'll be helping out the community at the same time :)
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#7Maybe try and contribute to an open source project? Find some bugs and create fixes, I'm sure it will look good on your resume and you'll be helping out the community at the same time :)
Ya I like that it would be code that would be used and scrutinized.
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#8MP3 player.
nice though I think it needs more breadth of development involved.
but perhaps it could grow to something more complex, perhaps I need to look at final projects found in text books.
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#9MP3 player.
nice though I think it needs more breadth of development involved. but perhaps it could grow to something more complex, perhaps I need to look at final projects found in text books.
This could be pretty broad. You could take it all the way from the DSP of working with the MP3 encoded audio to gui design and development. It would also show a great deal of skill in overall application architecture.
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#10Found a good list of projects http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/78802-martyr2s-mega-...
Going to also find open source projects