Hello
If you keep an eye on this forum you will remember I have been looking for advice on what programming language to learn, and you guys helpfully suggested that I should think of a project first before I decided which language to use. Well after much deliberation I have decided on a project which should keep my attention. However, I wont be assisting to any existing open source project, I will be starting from scratch.
I have an old laptop I was going to convert into a digital photo frame, which got me to thinking, If I add a touch screen and better speakers I could easily turn it into an interactive jukebox/DAB radio. Now I'm sure there must be software out there which will allow me to do that but I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start learning a programming language as well. Now what I have in mind is to start off easy and just program a GUI front end for various pieces of software like vlc etc. Then as I get more confident with the language slowly program the back-end as well.
Now what I would like to know is your thoughts on this project, any ideas/advice you may have and what language would be best suited to this project.
Judging by your comments in my last post I'm sure your advice will be more than helpful! Thanks for all your help guys!