I voted for .NET since .NET languages are my favorite.
But sure I can use Java too.It is very similar to .NET languages I use so it should not be a problem.
As for the project ideas,why not make multiple different things?
Since some of us are better in ONE area and others are better in OTHER area.
So sure...we can ALL work together,but since some of us are better in one area then that group could more work on one project while others more work on other project.For example:
PROJECT 1: A game of your choice
PROJECT 2: Simple program for Windows
Like you all already said.It doesn't have to be anything big and complicated.It's important that we are all a part of it.
So...Project 1 could be a simple game...nothing special comes on my mind right now.It can be something simple as a...I don't know...a math game competition so it can be useful for kids to practice.For the beginning we can use simple +,-,x,/ and %.
But like I said...it can be ANYTHING else.
As for let's say Project 2,I was thinking last night what we could do.
You have probably noticed that many users (new ones) here on forum when they have problems with their OS,they of course need to let's say peform CHKDSK or SFCSCAN now or whatever...
Also many people do NOT know how to let's say format and prepare external USB disk for use or how to defragment the drive.
Or some users would like to have a simple data backup program which backsup data in the specified time and so on...
Not to mention that most of the Windows functions have many switches (parameters) which you can use to modify the process such as the COPY process in CMD.
Anyway...the thing is...many people do NOT know how to use CMD and Windows files such as "xcopy.exe" in CMD to do the job right.
Or "diskpart.exe" file and so on...it can be anything...
So what I was thinking is that we could make a small and simple but useful application which would enable the users to perform (to some complicated tasks in CMD) all these Windows tasks with just a mouse click on a button.
Of course we could add extra options using simple check boxes (which would actually be CMD switches) so users would not need to have any knowledge to use Windows tools.
Here is an example:
A user wants to create a partition on the USB drive so he could use it for data storage.So instead of him using Disk Management or doing that in CMD using DISKPART,we could make it so damn simple so that user can do all that by clicking a single button on a form.
And we would do the same thing for everything else such as:
chkdsk.exe
xcopy.exe
move.exe
diskpart.exe
format.exe
defrag.exe
And a lot more...
We would of course include these files in the application folder itself just in case.And instead of showing the process output in CMD,we would show it inside of the application using let's say...RichTextBox control.
So anyway...it was just an idea.But I think a simple tool like this would help users do these things a lot easier without requiring for them to have ANY knowledge.And of course we could put that application here on forum for the download and with time we would be updating it with new features and put new versions on forum for the download and of course remove the older versions.
Here is an example for let's say..."chkdsk.exe" file:
These are just ugly pictures I found on google.We would make it a lot better and more simple.Like I said...one mouse click on a button.
I don't know...I think that this would make many users happy.
