Looking for some easy codes to start with.
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Looking for some easy codes to start with.
Hi again, everybody! I finished my previous assignment (and built a tutorial on it for my class, so they can do it too), but now I find myself at an impasse. I can't find any beginner tutorials that would be both simple for a beginner and practical.
So, what I want to hear from you guys is what kind of code/application you first started with.
How long did it take you guys to complete it?
What purpose can it serve?
Is there a tutorial for it somewhere?
This is mostly a way for me to decide what kind of projects would be relevant to my current skill level, and to help others who may be in the same fix as me.
So please, post any applications that you think I may be able to create (or endeavor to create without much assistance) and I'll do my best complete some (if not all) of them.
Thanks again!
-Tommy-
So, what I want to hear from you guys is what kind of code/application you first started with.
How long did it take you guys to complete it?
What purpose can it serve?
Is there a tutorial for it somewhere?
This is mostly a way for me to decide what kind of projects would be relevant to my current skill level, and to help others who may be in the same fix as me.
So please, post any applications that you think I may be able to create (or endeavor to create without much assistance) and I'll do my best complete some (if not all) of them.
Thanks again!
-Tommy-

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Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
In addition to the many tutorials included in the LiveCode installation (often overlooked but very valuable), the step-by-step lessons here can be very helpful:
http://lessons.runrev.com/
PS: Is it just me or has the image in your sig gotten even bigger recently? It's almost overwhelming.
http://lessons.runrev.com/
PS: Is it just me or has the image in your sig gotten even bigger recently? It's almost overwhelming.
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Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
(If my signature has gotten bigger, it's because I fed it after midnight. Never feed it after midnight)FourthWorld wrote:In addition to the many tutorials included in the LiveCode installation (often overlooked but very valuable), the step-by-step lessons here can be very helpful:
http://lessons.runrev.com/
PS: Is it just me or has the image in your sig gotten even bigger recently? It's almost overwhelming.
I've checked the tutorials, but none of them appealed to me. They all seemed very plain on their own or simply not worth my time. Call me picky/elitist/whatever, I just want to find some scripts that are both engaging, and somewhat complicated, so I can build something I can be proud of as well as something that is useful on it's own. I'll check out the sample scripts anyway, and I'll do something about my sig, too.

Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
Tommy.
Really the best thing is to make something meaningful to you. Then you will stick to it until it is done, and at the same time never finish because you are constantly tweaking and upgrading.
I made a scrabble tile tracker after dinner last week. It tool half an hour to build, and another five hours to get it the way I really want it. I sent it off to a friend who is an expert scrabble player, and he wants new features.
Terrific.
Craig Newman
Really the best thing is to make something meaningful to you. Then you will stick to it until it is done, and at the same time never finish because you are constantly tweaking and upgrading.
I made a scrabble tile tracker after dinner last week. It tool half an hour to build, and another five hours to get it the way I really want it. I sent it off to a friend who is an expert scrabble player, and he wants new features.
Terrific.
Craig Newman
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Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
The sample stuff may seem a bit pedestrian for the ambitious, but they do the one thing they set out to do well: introduce basic concepts, which you can then leverage to build your knowledge and apply it to something tremendous.-Tommy- wrote:I've checked the tutorials, but none of them appealed to me. They all seemed very plain on their own or simply not worth my time. Call me picky/elitist/whatever, I just want to find some scripts that are both engaging, and somewhat complicated, so I can build something I can be proud of as well as something that is useful on it's own.
And if they seem to simple to hold your attention, here's a bigger challenge:
The IDE is written entirely in LiveCode (they truly eat their own haggis over there at RunRev). So if you're up for a bigger challenge, consider trolling through the RQCC at http://quality.runrev.com/ and finding an IDE bug that interests you. When you come up with a fix you can post the code into the report (yes, they'll have a more suitable Git-based solution for the IDE in due time, but for now that's a great way to get simple IDE fixes moving quickly).
If you decide to explore that, thanks in advance. Code contributions from the community have already been making a big difference in the overall quality and completeness of LiveCode, and all of us really appreciate the contributors.
Richard Gaskin
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Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
I'm not much of a code expert. In fact, I'm only accomplished in writing html code, and I've never put any actual work into using LiveCode before this month.FourthWorld wrote:The sample stuff may seem a bit pedestrian for the ambitious, but they do the one thing they set out to do well: introduce basic concepts, which you can then leverage to build your knowledge and apply it to something tremendous.-Tommy- wrote:I've checked the tutorials, but none of them appealed to me. They all seemed very plain on their own or simply not worth my time. Call me picky/elitist/whatever, I just want to find some scripts that are both engaging, and somewhat complicated, so I can build something I can be proud of as well as something that is useful on it's own.
And if they seem to simple to hold your attention, here's a bigger challenge:
The IDE is written entirely in LiveCode (they truly eat their own haggis over there at RunRev). So if you're up for a bigger challenge, consider trolling through the RQCC at http://quality.runrev.com/ and finding an IDE bug that interests you. When you come up with a fix you can post the code into the report (yes, they'll have a more suitable Git-based solution for the IDE in due time, but for now that's a great way to get simple IDE fixes moving quickly).
If you decide to explore that, thanks in advance. Code contributions from the community have already been making a big difference in the overall quality and completeness of LiveCode, and all of us really appreciate the contributors.
That said, I don't think I'd be able to be much help looking for IDE bugs. But it seems like a challenge I may be able to confront, and I'm willing to take a shot at it. Thanks.

Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
I see where you're going with that, and it makes perfect sense to me. I'll take some time to check through some sample scripts, and try to find something that can be applied in a way that I'd enjoy.dunbarx wrote:Tommy.
Really the best thing is to make something meaningful to you. Then you will stick to it until it is done, and at the same time never finish because you are constantly tweaking and upgrading.
I made a scrabble tile tracker after dinner last week. It tool half an hour to build, and another five hours to get it the way I really want it. I sent it off to a friend who is an expert scrabble player, and he wants new features.
Terrific.
Craig Newman
So far, I've really been hoping to try and set up a sort of "choose your own adventure" story using answer windows and the like, but I don't have enough of a grasp of the code to even begin. I'll try and find some sample scripts that will make such an attempt easier.

Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
Tommy.
Then make a calculator, without cheating too much with what is already out there. It is a project that you can easily grasp. There are two components to any project. First, getting the functionality mainly right. Second, getting the thing itself to look, feel and work right. The second is in no way less of a task than the first. You might say there is a third, to make the stack look pretty. I always stop after step 2.
You don't need the calculator. That is not the point. You need the anguish and triumph.
Craig
Then make a calculator, without cheating too much with what is already out there. It is a project that you can easily grasp. There are two components to any project. First, getting the functionality mainly right. Second, getting the thing itself to look, feel and work right. The second is in no way less of a task than the first. You might say there is a third, to make the stack look pretty. I always stop after step 2.
You don't need the calculator. That is not the point. You need the anguish and triumph.
Craig
Re: Looking for some easy codes to start with.
I'll give it a shot. Remember; I'm the only student in my class doing this stuff, and half of the assignment is building the tutorial for it. So if I can make it work, I'll definately give it a shot.dunbarx wrote:Tommy.
Then make a calculator, without cheating too much with what is already out there. It is a project that you can easily grasp. There are two components to any project. First, getting the functionality mainly right. Second, getting the thing itself to look, feel and work right. The second is in no way less of a task than the first. You might say there is a third, to make the stack look pretty. I always stop after step 2.
You don't need the calculator. That is not the point. You need the anguish and triumph.
Craig
