Comment No way to know... (Score 1) 356
"another useless system for an imaginary company that nobody would actually use"
is what everyone I know thought of twitter.com when it was first appearing on the radar.
Also, writing such a 'useless' system might actually be what your professors are looking for, since it's what you are likely going to work on much of your time as a corporate code monkey. 'Useless' here meaning: in your perception, not to the corporate bottom line.