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Thread: Basic coding format for a program I'm designing?

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    Hi!

    I apologize in advance; I'm teaching myself to code java, so I'm a super-beginner and this may make zero sense.

    I'm designing a program for my internship in which every day a user will be able to input the number of patients receiving each drug we're planning on cataloging, that data will be stored, and then the program will be able to provide some basic statistical analysis for each drug based on the data collected from the last 10 days. Note: the input data will always be integers between 0-100

    What I'm looking for is some insight into what the best basic format for the program i.e. what should I use for data storage (java databases and tables, object inputs, etc.?) and user input (option panes, java forms, etc.?). I can learn how to code anything from online articles and tutorials, there's just too many options for a beginner like myself to sort through and choose the most effective for each step of my program.

    Thanks a million! Sorry again if this is confusing!!!


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    Default Re: Basic coding format for a program I'm designing?

    Hard to say, these things are not standardized.
    For example, if you want to save the data to the hard drive, you could use Serialization, or XML (or similar formats) or a custom format, or one of my other possibilities.
    For the GUI you can use Swing (which is highly recommended), or SWT, or even native API's like qt (which I would definitely NOT recommend).


    If you are a complete beginner I would advice you to not try to aim too high right from the start. Try something small first and slowly work yourself to your goal.
    A big project with a GUI and data that needs to be saved to disk is not a simple project and will take many many weeks of hard work.

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    Default Re: Basic coding format for a program I'm designing?

    Welcome to the forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code in code or highlight tags and other useful info for new members.

    It's good to have a project in mind to motivate your studies, but it's not good to begin your study by ping-ponging from topic to topic that you think you might need to complete that project but aren't entirely sure. Step back, get a book, and start at the beginning. Give yourself a few months to learn the basics, depending on your aptitude and how hard you're willing to work. After you've gotten through 8 - 10 chapters, you will have been introduced to most if not all of the skills you'll need to do this project, and then you can come back to it.

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    Default Re: Basic coding format for a program I'm designing?

    Cornix is right. If you are really a beginner, you should focus on the basics right now and practice before you aim high, unless this program is very important for you to make. Otherwise, if you practice, you will be able to make programs like these by yourself. Believe me, practicing is the only option to succeed.

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