What is a damn"Capstone"?

What is a capstone? To me, a capstone is a final project that shows off all of your skills that you learned over your time at school. It's also a showcase for companies of what you can do. I feel like it's just a hoop to get through, but it's a necessary evil that you have to go through. A capstone is a "trial by fire" that will show if you can come up with an idea from scratch and finish it. It'll test your resolve and force you to make tough decisions on what you should keep and what gets thrown in the trash. If you can come up with an idea and finish it from start to end, then it will show people that you can get a major task done on time and done right.