hey frnzz.. presently im taking up a project on this encryption and cryptography thing. The basic algorithms i am going through are quite complex ones. if anyone has any ideas related to cryptographic algorithms (RC4, DES, Caesar) with easier implementations pls feel free to share with me.
If the goal of your project is to use encryption for something then I recommend using a library that has the algorithm implemented and is proven to work. Crypto is hard and even the simplest bug can compromise the security of the whole system. They've been working on SSL, RSA and others for tens of years and from time to time you still see bugs.
However if the sole purpose of your project is to implement an encryption algorithm go for it!