Cutie Mark Personality Test (A Simple Desktop Application)

[AJHunter 265]

(Didn't know where to put this thread... I hope it's fine here...)

For the past two weeks, I've been trying to get back into developing programs with C++.

 

For the past week, I've been trying to come up with an OC I like. I'm hung up on what I want the cutie mark to be.

 

Now, these two facts went to that little motel room in the brain where ideas are made, and out popped an idea so brilliant... Um... Something happened.

 

ANYWAY. Pretty much, I want to create a simple program that has you answer some questions, then based on your answers, it tells you what your cutie mark might be, and what colors mightbe used. It wouldn't actually show the cutie mark itself, though; it's simply there to give a pony with somewhat... ecclectic interests (like me) an idea of what cutie mark might best suit them.

 

I can do the programming stuff myself (with some help from google and a friend of mine), but I'm going to need some ideas for questions, answers, cutie marks, etc.

 

When I actually get around to the coding, I'll only be able to compile to Linux and Windows, I think. Sorry Apple users!

 

I'll keep you all posted on the planning and development of this little project of mine.

 

So yeah... Suggestions? Questions?

[FLARE 952]

Sounds interesting, will it be open source?

[PyRE4243 51]

Agreed with annoyance, sounds very interesting. I am looking forward to it!

[AJHunter 265]

Ok, I've been doing a lot of thinking, and I've come up with some notes. So far, it's just some ideas concerning interests/careers (this section is very incomplete), and some notes about two different methods I might use to go about doing this.

 

Here are the notes so far (OUTDATED):

http://dl.dropbox.co...otes/index.html

 

UPDATE: I have the notes complete, unless somepony has suggestions for missing things!

Here they are!

 

This means that I can start work on the actual program tonight! Yay!

Edited February 16, 2012 by AJHunter

[Queen Cassie 3,057]

This sounds like a rather interesting idea. I would be interested in using the program once it is completed.

[Cloud_Jumper_189 56]

That sounds pretty awesome, will you be posting updates and stuff on here? Or on a Youtube page, or something?

[83awsm 234]

Great idea! When it's completed I'm sure you'll have no problem with finding popularity among users

[Cloud_Jumper_189 56]

Great idea! When it's completed I'm sure you'll have no problem with finding popularity among users

*Becoming popular begins to play*

[83awsm 234]

*Becoming popular begins to play*

 

Oh dear... The type of program every brony should knowwww...

[dressmaker rarity 1]

i absolutely adore things of this charm my fellow bronies and if you do not mind i will say i am completely new at this stuff and ask for your assistance in this matter.

 

thank you

lunalover98 is at your service for any need any time

[AJHunter 265]

To answer some questions:

Sounds interesting, will it be open source?

 

It will be open source, licensed under a GNU version 3.0 General Public License.

 

That sounds pretty awesome, will you be posting updates and stuff on here? Or on a Youtube page, or something?

 

I'll be posting updates pertaining to the process of development here, but the sources and eventually executables for both Linux and Windows will be uploaded to sourceforge. I'll provide a link to that once I actually have something uploaded.

 

(Sorry... I meant to answer those sooner...)

[FLARE 952]

It will be open source, licensed under a GNU version 3.0 General Public License.

 

Awesome!

Apparently once this guy came to a pony forum and said he made a game and sent out an exe to everyone, and it turned out to be a virus of some sort.

[AJHunter 265]

Development is going slowly... I'm still working on the "Creative" section.

[LunaShy 168]

sounds really cool cant wait 4 u to finish!

[AJHunter 265]

Oy vey...

This is being difficult.

One of the functions is acting like a "Hello World!"

It displays exactly that.

 

Here's what it should d--

 

Oh, wait... I was just running it again to see exactly what it was doing... I had to compile it so I could. Turns out, a single function name was misspelled. Don't know why it didn't pick up on that the hundred other times I compiled.

 

Well. Back to work! Also, if anyone wants, I could upload the current sources...

[Torx Wrench 27]

Wow that sounds like it will be alot more work ahead of you. Hope it all turns out alright and would love to see the finished product it sounds like it will be awsome.

[Cross n Bone 1]

Does it make my computer 20 % cooler ?

[Jokuc 8,174]

Sounds awesome!

[Prince Lightning Da Cute 619]

Maybe my Prince Lightning Flicker doesn't have a blank flank anymore!!!