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My forums are about 90% done now. There's more tweaking to be done here and there, but it's good enough for launch. Yes, it's using MyBB still - though it may not look like it! I've removed all traces of references or links to MyBB's profiles, userCP, and private message system as well as countless other MyBB features I just don't need. I'm really glad I managed to get the integrated simultaneous login working, and infinitely glad I managed to replace links to user's profiles with their Mysidia equivalents.
Here's the latest: I'll be using a separate plugin for managing user avatars between both sites, I just haven't decided how that's going down yet. As for replacing profile links, for those curious, it's in forum/inc/functions.php around line 5747. Replace: PHP Code:
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Newest Plans: Mechanics
Upon signing up, you're sorted into one of four factions based on four simple questions. Think of it as an extremely watered down version of the Myer's-Brigg's Personality Test:
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I look forward to seeing Novul completed and ready to launch.
Looking through all of the posts in this thread it's amazing! I was wondering where did you obtain your coding knowledge? Just reading the updates have made me hungry to pick up where I left off from learning php (and javascript I believe) which wasn't that far at all really. Also props to you since it seems that your doing this solo, or at least I'm assuming. |
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I'm working very solo, though I get help from my girlfriend/roommate (she's actually IN school for computer science, though she mostly knows Java, at least we're capable of helping one another). It's understandable no one wants to help too much when there's no immediate payoff. I wish I had more friends to bounce ideas off of, but, at the same time I don't want to suck any friends into getting too involved... for potential legal problems, who knows.
I'm completely self taught (though I took a basic 'game design' class once). The internet is my first resource, though I do have a growing bookshelf. Javascript/jQuery (or will require it): - Javascript: Step by Step - JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development - jQuery Pocket Reference - jQuery Game Development Essentials - The Web Game Developer’s Cookbook - HTML5 Game Development “For Dummies” PHP: - Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional - PHP Objects, Patterns and Practice (there are newer editions) - Object-Oriented PHP: Concepts, Techniques, and Code (Keep in mind that there are often great deals on Amazon for used books. Some of these I picked up for less than $5!) I've also completed a few free courses for fun on Codecademy to brush up on a few things. I often have fun making random little dummy projects (with javascript/jquery) in jsbin. And, of course, I prefer to develop locally with WAMP rather than host a site yet and have to worry about free hosting rules or inactivity policies (because why pay for development space?). At this point I'm in a bit of a creative rut with my site. I fear I'm nearing being done with my coding but I dread moving on to the art. I worry about it being good enough, etc. (I fear having to scrap everything and redo it in a year because I change mind or I've improved.) Regardless, I lurk the forums.
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That's really nice of her
Yeah, assuming you're talking about making profit from the site. I on the other hand would honestly not ask to be paid for my art and the main reason for that is because I don't need the extra pocket of cash (disregarding the fact that I'm still practicing and honing my skills). Kind of irrelevant to talk about me as an artist when really there's more to having the funds to hire people. As for potential legal problems could you give examples as to what may occur for it be considered as such? I'm just wondering for future reference since it sounds quite important...anything with the word legal sounds important, haha. Wow, you're absolutely fantastic because I can't read a book about coding without having multiple breaks or I'll end up asleep (even if I'm really inspired/excited to learn, I honestly do love coding though). Self-taught to...I'm impressed. Thanks for the links, I'll probably buy a few if not all of them whenever I have the time to since I'll be a junior in highschool. Apparently it's considered one of the difficult years in highschool, but I don't know... Just wondering is codeacademy good for learning php and javascript or would you recommend looking at other guides/tutorials/books as before mentioned. Basically which one would be better, or learning from both is good? That's great, at least you got that out of the way. As for the art I think it looks good, but I'm going to presume that you'll be competing with other pet sites as well because there's always competition around. When in doubt, wait it out. Basically wait until you're happy enough to move forward and decide on a concrete decision about this since it sounds like you've been stock piling a lot of awesome art along the way. It's OK though to start over even if it seems like it's a waste because sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I agree that the art is definitely an important piece of a pet site since it's one of the main factors that garner/appeal players. Just to clarify though that I absolutely do love your art of the Novu, NPC, etc. to be frank I would join in less than a heartbeat. <3 They're so adorable! Last edited by Bexasaurus; 08-21-2015 at 04:46 PM. |
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I very like the books recommended by Kyttias, especially the three PHP books. When I got started several years ago, I was reading Matt Zandstra's PHP objects, patterns and practice. A much older edition, at the time when the code was PHP 5.2. The newer version should include many new features all the way up till PHP 5.5, it should be good to learn for aspiring programmers. Also note Mysidia has its own API that may confuse coders who are very used to vanilla PHP. In that case, feel free contacting me if you need help.
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^ Emphasis on the second to last sentence from HoF. One of us still needs to step up and write a comprehensive guide (but a newer, much different version of Mysidia has been in development for a while). This post I made covers some interesting stuff, coding-wise, in regards to this framework.
As for learning - yeah, codecademy is great start. Of the books I recommended, THIS ONE is definitely one I'd recommend the most for Javascript, especially for someone who is a more visual learner. Also from the same list before, the pocket manual for jQuery. It's like having the official website in your palm. It's very well formatted and kind of fun just to skim through to learn. These two books I recommend a ton. PHP is a little harder to pick up on. There are a lot of little differences between it and Javascript at the core, but it's usually nothing a google search or two won't fix. StackOverflow is a godsend.
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Are there any things any one recommends for when learning how to code with PHP and Javascript? (By recommendations, I mean things to do to learn best) I am going to attempt to track down some coding books very soon at the local library/the big one a bus ride away if they can't order them in for me and it's all very well reading the books and stuff but are there anythings that you guys did whilst learning that helped you retain the knowledge better? XD I understand that everyone learns differently but tips are always appreciated XD
And thanks for the book list! I will be using that as a starting point! XD |
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I actually bought myself a notebook (and it's a great time of year to do so, the overstock from the back to school supplies should be dirt cheap) and went at it like it was a high school textbook and took notes. I'll usually strip out any unimportant sentences, and write down things that might be. Eventually I figured out what was and what important and start writing down just example code. I retain things better when I write them down myself and find things faster on a cheat sheet I hand wrote.
Comment. Your. Code. When writing down examples from books don't assume you'll understand it later. Write down what it does in plain english - "pseudo-code". I wrote down tons of psuedo-code (in the back of the notebook, going the opposite way from my actual notes) with just ideas of things I wanted to try to implement. Functions, mostly. It may seem silly to write down code on paper, especially when you don't have access to a computer to test things out or even know for sure what the formatting needs to be, but coding in any language is understanding the flow of things. No matter the language, basic concepts don't really change all that much. And the #1 tip with mixing PHP and Javascript is that jQuery is the way to go and there is more than one way to do shorthand for ajax transactions, and to experiment a lot. The annoying thing is, ajax isn't just for PHP - it's also for pulling content from text, html, xml and json. It's actually very hard to find examples that properly cover both sides for PHP! Books on pure PHP or pure JS/jQuery... neither spend enough time covering ajax! I wish I could recommend a particular book, but I'm afraid nothing from collection springs to mind as immediately helpful - I've learned a lot from Google. (Maybe I should write my own book. =P)
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Aha, maybe you should write your own book! XD I'd probably buy it!
Thanks for the help, it'll definitely help me a lot! ^_^ And Novul looks amazing so far D: I can't wait for it to come out o.o |
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