Coding Challenge

I'm making this thread for two reasons.

1. I'm bored.
2. I need something to code and my brain is farting fresh air for ideas.

We can turn this thread into a challenge for different languages to code their version of a project. Each challenge or project should include a collection of some kind that is either filled by XML or from a database, an of course, an end goal.

Ideas in the past have included a DVD Collection, searchable by title, director, year, main actors, etc and a Dungeons & Dragons character repository.

Coding should be from an Object Orientated approach and should be programmed defensively and can be written in any language. Challenges can be console applications, GUI applications or webpages.

So, what's your challenge?

Interesting... I actually pm'ed someone about this very same thing... (Coding challenge (I'm bored))

So, is no-one up for this?

I'm up for it

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Originally Posted by ApacheTech

should be programmed defensively

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What do you mean by that?

I'm interested! Why don't we decide on one progam to build, then each pick a programming language and a date it has to be finished by. Then, when they're all done, we compare them and offer constructive criticism (and of course pick a winner :D)

The thing to remember is that you've left it open to all languages and as such, not all entries would actually be able to be used in a production environment (Dvd organiser in php {the user would never be willing to install php on their machine just to use the software}).

Why do you say only a cataloguing program?

Erm... I suggest we all have to do something (in any programming language) using the same data-set so that they at least all have be common factor by which to judge them.

I agree, though I also suggest we have to develop applications, that have the same purpose.

or at least applications that do the same things

Programming defensively means that if the program encounters an error, it will degrade gracefully. Basically adding in Try---Catch blocks, passing Exceptions back to the Application, etc.

I've said a catalogue style thing because I want to code with objects. A book, for instance, is an object with the properties Title, Author, ISBN, NumberOfPages and Genre; maybe more.

I was thinking, being this is a webdev forum, that output should be in the form of a webpage. But, even failing that, you can write console applications and GUIs in PHP.

Ok....

So, any suggestions on what type of appllication/data we should do?