So i need to write a program from my csc class in c++ thats has to be >400 lines of code.
My professor pretty much gave us the freedom to choose whatever we wanted to do
currently im thinking of a binary to decimal/octal/hex converter but i feel like that would be huge and overworking it.
Anyone have any other ideas that would be really fun programs to write?

a 400 line interactive story!

400 lines isn't that much.

how about a hangman or hangman-like game?

Jesus... I thought that counting lines was abolished by now... thats so old fashioned and unuseful... Makes people write bad, longer code, just to get to the quota... To hell with quality... =(

base converter wont take u more than 20-30 lines.

What are the available themes?

Build a basic calculator with a primitive gui. Should take more than 400 lines (because of the gui) plus it allows you to work on front end as well as back end code.

Generally I make any new programmers that I know create a calculator app because it teaches a lot of the basic design principles that you'll use everyday on the job.

gui tic tac toe game
basically just takes 9 buttons

This post was edited by Ayulno on Nov 9 2012 03:50pm

you seriously expect someone whose professor just assigned a ~400 line project to know how to do any kind of gui beyond cout walls of text?

idiots.

This post was edited by irimi on Nov 9 2012 03:53pm

I would say maybe a simple Oregon trail type game?

Have the user enter names - these people will be given 100% health points

Give the user options to pick what tools he wants to get

A bunch of if and while statements should do the trick.... along with throwing in some random number generators and case code?

Shouldn't be too hard just have to be a little creative!

converter is not so hard if you know how to do it..