http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/12/02/characteristics-of-a-good-programming-project.aspxHélène Martin had a pair of great posts last week&#160; (links below) about what makes a good programming project which I linked to from my links post. Hélène asked in the comments what my idea of a good programing project was. It’s a fair question. Developingen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/12/02/characteristics-of-a-good-programming-project.aspx#10099722Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10099722Garth<p>One of the cool things about having the kids write a game is there are always more added features that can be dreamed up. &nbsp;Our Programming I kids are writing games with Scratch. &nbsp;It is truly amazing how much time a kid will put into a project trying to figure out how to get a new feature to work. &nbsp;These are not programming geek kids, but mainstream kids who signed up for the class because they needed the required CS credit. &nbsp;I am simply not used to plans that work this easy. &nbsp;They come into the programming class and of course the first thing they ask is “Can I write a game?”, and the answer is “Of course you can!” &nbsp;Little do they realize it is all a trick to make them learn some programming and thinking skills. &nbsp;I almost feel like I am cheating.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10099722" width="1" height="1">