well, im bored, and when im bored i like to program....so basically i wanted to make some kinda car utility program out there...most of you's have probably seen a good amount of them...basically, I need input on what kinda features, calculations you would like to see in there.....basically just throw out ideas, and ill see what I can do...

itd be coded in C++, and as I know, most of you probably despise dos prompt, so I'd mix it up with a little VB to make a nice GUI....so erm, any ideas?

 

planning to use API's?

 

never thought of using API's, but I'll look into. Never really found a need, really dont need all that data (just ideas for a program), and also never found a decent free one....until there was google

 

I thought about doing the FSM in VB.. but 1) it was going to take too long.. and these people don't love me enough 2) its illegal..

I guess we could do an FAQ or something in VB.. i wouldn't even bother with C++ its too simple and will require so little coding that VB would pretty much do hte script.. if you do it in C++ its going to take you 1 month were as 1 week with VB

 

I used to program in C++ and hated it. VB is what I've come to love.

 

Shareware OBD-II or Consult II so we can adjust our cars ECU w/o burning ROM (or waiting until someone comes out w/ perf. chips) for 2K2

 

I second this idea

 

used to love them both... now hate them all.

SuDZ

 

Well, if you want to do it in C++, but want the ease and interface of VB, get yourself a copy of Visual C++ and use MFC. If you know C++ and VB, then you basically know MFC.

I do a lot in VB, and hate it. I consider it programming for morons (no offense to any VB programmers here...heck, I'm one). To get the functionality I want, I have to subclass at least a few controls on every form. Its a pain. My API file (I put all the declerations in 1 file) is about 2k lines long, because I use so many of them.

If you really want to learn how Windows works, do it in C and handle the messages yourself. You can't imagine how much you'll learn.

As for as program ideas...I've been planning on creating a good 1/4mile program. Track times...calculate averages, coralations between 60' times and ET's, etc. Too busy though.