Alright, smart guys. I know how to code.
How do I make these variables into a an app?
Honestly I’ve been trying to learn coding for a while, and there’s a huge chasm between knowing a language and doing something with it that I can’t go over. I want to make an app to create ttrpg character sheets… Alright how do I make my code into something with an UI? How do I turn it into an executable? How do I turn these lines into SOMETHING?
this is where branches of coding splitoff, as learning the fundamentals of coding doesn’t stop there, its a field where you have to pick up new skills on the go because not everyone needs it.
some people never touch apps because they might work backend or engineering, some people might not touh databases because they arent the ones dealing with CSV files. some people never touch web development (because its not engineering in some jurisdictions /s)
If i have to make a crude comparison, think of it like driving. basic driving knowlege is knowing how to drive a car. Knowing how to drive a car doesnt imply they know how to drive a boat, formula vehicle, big truck, forklift and such, so you need to go into further training for those, but you never should expect someone to cover all usecases.
This has always been my issue with programming. I can visualize how to build a chair, I know what I need to build it and I know what it needs to do. I know how screws work, and I understand when glue is applied.
But with programming it’s like i know what the word wood is and I know what the word fabric is, but I haven’t the slightest idea how I use any of it to make anything useful. I can’t even start to build a plan because I don’t even know what’s needed for any specific thing.
At least you have an example of what you want to make, I don’t even know what I want to make so it makes “figure it out” even harder lol
Turning into an executable is compiling as far as C goes. For Python, there probably is something somewhere to wrap a script into a .exe.
For the UI: what matters is the data you generate, not the fluff around it. As the other commenter said, start with a CLI program. You can easily nest several levels of menus if that’s your thing. This allows you to have user input. Then for outputs you can do it to a .txt or .md file. Use simple text-based formats. Then once you’ve got that down you could build a GUI? But tbh I have never built a GUI and I’ve been programming for 10 years at this point so I can’t help you out. There are simple cross-platform libraries you can use out there
Alright, smart guys. I know how to code. How do I make these variables into a an app?
Honestly I’ve been trying to learn coding for a while, and there’s a huge chasm between knowing a language and doing something with it that I can’t go over. I want to make an app to create ttrpg character sheets… Alright how do I make my code into something with an UI? How do I turn it into an executable? How do I turn these lines into SOMETHING?
this is where branches of coding splitoff, as learning the fundamentals of coding doesn’t stop there, its a field where you have to pick up new skills on the go because not everyone needs it.
some people never touch apps because they might work backend or engineering, some people might not touh databases because they arent the ones dealing with CSV files. some people never touch web development (because its not engineering in some jurisdictions /s)
If i have to make a crude comparison, think of it like driving. basic driving knowlege is knowing how to drive a car. Knowing how to drive a car doesnt imply they know how to drive a boat, formula vehicle, big truck, forklift and such, so you need to go into further training for those, but you never should expect someone to cover all usecases.
This has always been my issue with programming. I can visualize how to build a chair, I know what I need to build it and I know what it needs to do. I know how screws work, and I understand when glue is applied.
But with programming it’s like i know what the word wood is and I know what the word fabric is, but I haven’t the slightest idea how I use any of it to make anything useful. I can’t even start to build a plan because I don’t even know what’s needed for any specific thing.
At least you have an example of what you want to make, I don’t even know what I want to make so it makes “figure it out” even harder lol
Turning into an executable is compiling as far as C goes. For Python, there probably is something somewhere to wrap a script into a .exe.
For the UI: what matters is the data you generate, not the fluff around it. As the other commenter said, start with a CLI program. You can easily nest several levels of menus if that’s your thing. This allows you to have user input. Then for outputs you can do it to a .txt or .md file. Use simple text-based formats. Then once you’ve got that down you could build a GUI? But tbh I have never built a GUI and I’ve been programming for 10 years at this point so I can’t help you out. There are simple cross-platform libraries you can use out there