Needs some ideas about software project

[RobikShrestha]

We want to develop something really cool for our major project. We prefer it to be a web application. So, we are searching for some ideas. Please do not recommend any kind of management system like library or restaurant unless it is a real job offer. We are looking to develop something that has not been done already.

For our minor project we developed a web app which would automatically grab news, put them under certain categories and then group related news articles together.

Now we want to develop something even more complex and useful.

[Bodsda]

We want to develop something really cool for our major project. We prefer it to be a web application. So, we are searching for some ideas. Please do not recommend any kind of management system like library or restaurant unless it is a real job offer. We are looking to develop something that has not been done already.

For our minor project we developed a web app which would automatically grab news, put them under certain categories and then group related news articles together.

Now we want to develop something even more complex and useful.

1) Expand the idea of http://codepad.org/ to allow me to test run bash, brain**** and java. Also include an HTML5 renderer.

2) Run xhtml/html/css validators across *.microsoft.* and record failings

3) Rick roll your tutor

4) Document the number of *nix web servers vs MS servers across *.microsoft.*

5) Correctly rewrite http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk/ - have the code change ciperhs every 4 hours, allow a http download of the code in plain text and see who can beat it.

6) Write challenges for http://www.hackthissite.org/

7) Write a web app to simulate a WW2 Enigma machine

8) Write a web crawler that detects broken links in peoples signatures from your forum of choice

9) Write a web IRC client like mibbit

10) See if you can write a Single Quine or MultiQuine website - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_%28computing%29

Bodsda

[RobikShrestha]

The idea about web app simulator looks good. But why enigma? I mean why would we need it now? Do you have any other similar idea for simulation? I was thinking about physics experiments but the idea seems to be too vague.

[Bodsda]

The idea about web app simulator looks good. But why enigma? I mean why would we need it now? Do you have any other similar idea for simulation? I was thinking about physics experiments but the idea seems to be too vague.

I didn't suggest engima because I needed it, I suggested it because it could be interesting. The only thing on that list that I need right now is to test run bash on codepad.org

[RobikShrestha]

Thanks for the ideas. Can you give me more ideas for a 6 month project. Php, Java or .net.

[nvteighen]

Simulate your city's public transport network? It could be useful even for yourself.

[RobikShrestha]

That is a good idea.

My friends tried to do a similar project but they could not get the data about the roads and the routes. It is not feasible due to lack of proper information. But thanks anyway.

More ideas please....

[winh8r]

Just a wild idea, but how about a package to make webservers more secure by using an authentication protocol for remote access which authenticates using a geo-located static IP address.
The list of "allowed" IP addresses which are allowed to login as "admin" or "root" are stored on an encrypted part of the server and anyone who tries to gain "root" on the server whilst not at an approved IP address will be kicked out.
Don't know if this makes sense or not but like I said, it is a wild idea.

It could be a very popular tool for web admins, but would also be a new challenge for those who like a challenge!

[RobikShrestha]

That is a pretty good idea. What about the admins who want to login from different computers?

I need something bigger for the project too. Maybe many more security features.